Factors Affecting Business Graduates' Employability--Empirical Evidence Using Partial Least Squares (PLS)

Autor/inn/en	Hossain, Md Moazzem; Alam, Manzurul; Alamgir, Mohammed; Salat, Amirus
Titel	Factors Affecting Business Graduates' Employability--Empirical Evidence Using Partial Least Squares (PLS)
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 62 (2020) 3, S.292-310 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/ET-12-2018-0258
Schlagwörter	Employment Potential; Business Administration Education; Job Skills; College Graduates; Social Mobility; Developing Nations; Public Colleges; Education Work Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Soziale Mobilität; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between skills and employability of business graduates. The study also examines the moderating effect of 'social mobility factors' in the 'skills-employability' relationship. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative positivist approach was undertaken to test the hypotheses. Business graduates from two universities in a developing country responded to a questionnaire about their perceptions of different sets of employability factors. Partial least squares (PLS)-based structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to examine the relationships between skills and employability of business graduates. Findings: The findings show that both soft skills and technical skills are positively related to employability, which is consistent with prior studies. The findings also indicate that social mobility factors play a significant role in employability. Research limitations/implications: The study is based on data from two public universities, and its findings need to be interpreted with care as universities differ in their size, area of concentration and ownership structure. Practical implications: The findings advance the evidence of graduate employability of business students. Based on these results, university authorities, policymakers, teachers and business graduates will benefit from the findings related to students preparedness for the competitive global job market. Originality/value: The study's findings contribute to business graduates' skill set development in the developing countries that share a similar education system, culture and values. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01