Knowledge, skills and abilities of international business majors: What we teach them versus what companies need them to know

Journal of Teaching in International Business

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-55

  Prestwich, Roger ^a   Ho Kim, Thu Mai ^b  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum design; Education versus training; International business; International business hiring needs; International knowledge skills abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849094641     PISSN: 08975930     EISSN: 15286991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J066v19n01_03     Document Type: Article

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