AACSB College Of Business Deans Perception Of Selected Communication Competencies

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine AACSB college of business deans perception of selected communication competencies. The business communication competencies studied were 1. writing and speaking, 2. Interpersonal/collaborative competencies and 3. global communication competences. A questionnaire was developed and mailed to AACSB college of business deans. The study analyzed deans views on selected communication competencies. The questionnaire identified 44 competencies. The deans were asked to evaluate each of the listed 44 competencies. The two competencies that ranked the highest were uses personal integrity in communication and spells correctly.

A Critique of Transmission Communication Models in Introductory Management and Organizational Behavior Textbooks

“…One way to more fully understand what students are taught about communication is to examine teaching materials that focus on communication in courses they take as part of their business school curricula. Understanding what students are taught about communication is even more pertinent because not all business schools require a business communication or a general communication course, even though business education leaders, including those in AACSB, still concur that preparing business students for the demands linked to communicating in the workplace is essential (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, 2015; English et al, 2007; National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2021; Yew, 2008). Therefore, we began our long-term investigation by examining how textbooks in management or organizational behavior courses present communication, knowing that communication skills are crucial to the understanding of such topics.…”