Provision of human capital by business schools of Pakistan: A need for the sustainability of the Pakistani banking sector

Nauman, Sarwat; Hussain, Nasreen

doi:10.1080/08832323.2016.1274712

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“…They explain that organizations that prepare themselves for a crisis experience fewer crises and are able to come out of them more rapidly. On the other hand, keeping in mind the Pakistani scenario, Nauman and Hussain (2017) suggest that business schools are currently are working in isolation, they, through continuous feedback from the industry need to re-vamp their courses according to the needs of the industry. There will remain a level of dissatisfaction in the IT industry with the employability skills provided by the Pakistani business schools until and unless these business schools realize the importance of taking into consideration the needs of industries that they cater to.…”

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“…Career patterns in developed countries are becoming less traditional as individuals have taken increased responsibility to self-manage their careers (Clarke, 2009). Soft skills like interpersonal and leadership skills and personal attributes are important for employment along with technical and formal vocational skills (Gilal et al, 2019) but Pakistani business school graduates are found to be deficient of these skills (Nauman & Hussain, 2017). The responsibility of having and sustaining up to date workforce does not only lie with the educational institutes but also with various organizations and with the employees themselves as well.…”

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“…On the other hand, Ahmed (2012) holds the view that the instructors of business communication should not mimic the rest of the world rather they shall adopt and contextualize the published material. Nauman and Hussain (2017) stress that organizations feel that they are not being provided with the human resource required to run their businesses thus creating a gap between needs and the demands. One way this can be done through deploying faculty for some period in an organization on a particular post where they can interact with the employers and the employees to understand what employability skills are needed by the industry.…”

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Are Pakistani Business Schools Fulfilling the Requirements of Pakistan’s Growing IT Industry?

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Ghauri²

2022

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Even with its expanding nature, IT industry in Pakistan has been neglected by the researchers and no research has been conducted to understand the needs of this industry with regards to the required employability skills in business school graduates. This is research conducted to understand the extent to which business schools are satisfying the needs of the IT industry for which 15 IT firm HR managers were interviewed. It can be concluded that the most important and sought after employability skills by IT firm HR managers are interpersonal communication skills and lifelong learning skills. It was surprising to note that even though IT firms realized the high standard of foreign universities they felt that graduates from high ranking Pakistani universities were a better option for them as they understood the dynamics of Pakistani market. Even though all firms were dissatisfied by low ranking business schools, there were still those that gave equal opportunity to all business school graduates and gauged them in isolation regardless of their business school. The paper at the end provides recommendations for Pakistani business schools that would help them to place themselves among world’s top ranking business schools.

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“…They explain that the true and core purpose of business school education is to prepare graduates for the profession of leading and managing real world organizations. Nauman and Hussain (2017), According to the researchers, modern teaching tools such as use of ICT, facilitates students to increase their participation and encourage them to practice what they have learnt in simulated environment (Dauletova, 2016). Whereas, the traditional methods are largely theoretical and do not engage the students personally or professionally in learning by doing.…”

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“…As a result, the role of business communication instructors has become vital because they impart the skills of communication among their students. According to Nauman and Hussain (2017), "Written communication is indispensable in any organization to run everyday business" (p. 44). Similarly, Raja (2012) asserts that it is important that teachers design such activities that help students improve their skills.…”

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Comparing Traditional Teaching Method and Experiential Teaching Method using Experimental Research

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Najmonnisa²

2018

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The modern time is shaping a world of opportunities that has glorified the role and functions of multinational organizations across the globe. An individual has become a global citizen, who explores employment opportunities in different countries of the world. This has signified the importance of interpersonal skills that allow individuals to connect with people from different cultures. As a result, the role of business communication instructors has become vital because they impart the skills of communication among their students. For this, instructors’ sensitivity towards the teaching methods used in classrooms are of prime significance. These methods determine the interest level and motivation of students towards learning and acquisition of communication skills. Therefore, this study aims to compare experiential learning method and traditional learning method to explore which method inculcates and improves the communication skills of business administration students of a private sector university. The study was conducted in a quantitative paradigm using an experimental research design. The sample size comprised 60 BBA students from two different sections of business communication courses. The data were collected using a pretest and posttest. For the pretest, communication skills were imparted to both the groups using the traditional teaching method that heavily employed lecturing. For the posttest, the controlled group was taught using the same traditional teaching method while the treatment group was taught using the experiential learning method. Mean scores 20.46 & 19.90 with a significant value of 0.375 for the pretest established identical nature of both groups. Mean scores 27.80 & 30.36 with a significant value of .002 of posttest showed that the two groups under study had different identities in scores, which proved that experiential learning method improves students’ communication skills better than traditional communication skills.Keywords: business communication, experiential learning, experimental research, traditional learning

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Are Spanish business schools playing the role they should in bringing sustainability to the corporate world?

Segovia

Isasi-Sánchez

Diego³

2023

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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Provision of human capital by business schools of Pakistan: A need for the sustainability of the Pakistani banking sector

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Are Pakistani Business Schools Fulfilling the Requirements of Pakistan’s Growing IT Industry?

Are Pakistani Business Schools Fulfilling the Requirements of Pakistan’s Growing IT Industry?

Comparing Traditional Teaching Method and Experiential Teaching Method using Experimental Research

Are Spanish business schools playing the role they should in bringing sustainability to the corporate world?

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