Naslov
Graduate Employability: A Gap between Perspectives – the Case of Croatia

Autori
Sedlan Kőnig, Ljerka ; Mezulić Juric, Petra ; Koprivnjak, Tihana

Izvornik
Advances in Economics and Business (2331-5059) Vol.4 (2016), No.10; 525-538

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
employability ; employers ; university ; labor market ; entrepreneurial skills ; entrepreneurship education

Sažetak
Awareness of the importance of higher education (HE) in the transition to a knowledge-based society is growing in Croatia and universities are increasingly required to produce employable graduates who have attributes, capabilities, knowledge and skills to work successfully, and are able to respond to the changing and complex needs of the labor market. This paper seeks to investigate and compare the importance of skills and attributes which enhance graduate employability, as well as their reception through higher education, from the perspective of employers, university teachers and senior students. The research has shown that students, university teachers and employers have a significantly different view regarding knowledge, skills and attributes important for employment, and the contribution of university teaching to the development of these skills, knowledge and attributes. In April 2015 a total of 340 surveys were collected (230 from senior students, 30 teachers at the Faculty of Economics in Osijek, and 80 employers from the region filled in the questionnaire). In analyzing data descriptive statistics and hypotheses testing are given. Mann-Whitney test is used to test the difference between two distributions, and Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA between three distributions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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