Requisite Skills of Business School Graduates: Perceptions of Senior Corporate Executives

Finance Graduates’ Knowledge and Skills Development: Graduate and Employer Perceptions in United Arab Emirates

“…Finance graduates must possess more of other skills. This lesson is consistent with previous research studies related to business majors, which suggest that the need for students is to develop more skills than just technical skill to enter business career (Aikin, Martin, & Paolillo, 1994;Deppe, Sonderegger, Stice, Clark, & Streuling, 1991;Kavangh & Drennan, 2008;Watty, Cahill, & Cooper, 1998).…”

Personality Traits of White-Collar Telecommuters: Perceptions of Graduating Business Students

“…This is consistent with what employers expect of their employees. Aiken, Martin, and Paolillo (1994), Davison, Brown, and Davison (1993), Thornburg (1997), andRaymond, McNabb, andMatthaei (1993) identified dependability as an attribute necessary to the survival of an organization. Davison, Brown, and Davison identified honesty as one of the areas that provides employee satisfaction.…”

Developing Problem Solving and Communication Skills Through Memo Assignments in a Management Science Course

“…Because problem solving and professional writing experience may be critical elements in hiring assessment and career advancement for business students, common business school goals are to increase problem solving and business writing opportunities for students (Aiken, Martin, & Paolillo, 1994;Boatwright & Stamps, 1988;Kimball, 1998). The memo format assists with these goals.…”