Document Type
Thesis
Publication Date
6-21-2020
Keywords
academic critiques, interpersonal competencies, communication, teamwork, critical thinking
Abstract
Academic critiques of business schools identify a gap between competencies taught and those most valued by industry employers. A review of academic literature and public documents using word frequency techniques identified key interpersonal competencies that represent that gap. The review indicated that industry assigns the highest level of gap to the following interpersonal competencies of graduates: communication, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving. It is also interpreted through the research that this gap may exist because business schools are neither as “professionally” oriented as they could be, nor are they as connected with industry as they should be in order to deliver the desired level of competencies. This paper concludes with some suggestions on how the interpersonal competency gap between business schools and industry might be narrowed, plus suggestions on further research to continue the discussion begun in this paper.
Faculty
Pilon School of Business
Program
Honours Bachelor of Business Administration
Copyright
© Margaret Bawtinheimer
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Original Publication Citation
Bawtinheimer, M. (2020). Interpersonal Competency Gaps in Business Schools [Unpublished Thesis]. Pilon School of Business. Sheridan College.
SOURCE Citation
Bawtinheimer, Margaret, "Interpersonal Competency Gaps in Business Schools" (2020). Honours Bachelor of Business Administration. 4.
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