Non-technical skill gaps in Australian business graduates

Education and Training

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 95-113

  Jackson, Denise ^a   Chapman, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Business studies; Curricula; Employability; Graduates; Higher education; Performance; Skill gaps; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859495429     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400911211210224     Document Type: Review

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