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Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to look at the quality issue from the perspective of one of the most important customers of higher education institutions, employers that hire the accounting graduates.Specifically, this study determines how well skill requirements match skill preparedness of accounting...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Noor Azizi, Elham, Faisol, Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain, Mamat, Rosmawati
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2000
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HF5601 Accounting
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/2303/1/Pages_from_Noor_Azizi_Ismail__COB_2.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.23032011-02-01T08:03:12Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/2303/ Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia Ismail, Noor Azizi Elham, Faisol Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain Mamat, Rosmawati HF5601 Accounting The purpose of this study is to look at the quality issue from the perspective of one of the most important customers of higher education institutions, employers that hire the accounting graduates.Specifically, this study determines how well skill requirements match skill preparedness of accounting graduates.Results revealed that five most important non-technical skills required by employers were the ability to perform assigned tasks, initiative, teamwork, computer literacy, and problem solving. Employers, however,perceived that higher education institutions had failed to prepare accounting graduates with all the skills required. Majority of employers agree that quality differences exists between accounting graduates from public and private institutions, and accounting graduates with and without professional qualifications. Finally, the study highlights suggestion to improve the quality of accounting graduates, and also recommendations for future research. 2000-11 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/2303/1/Pages_from_Noor_Azizi_Ismail__COB_2.pdf Ismail, Noor Azizi and Elham, Faisol and Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain and Mamat, Rosmawati (2000) Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia. In: Seminar on Accounting and Information Technology, Strengthening the accounting profession in the new millennium : Issues, Opportunities and Threats, 13 - 14 November 2000, Convention Centre Universiti Utara Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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topic HF5601 Accounting
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Ismail, Noor Azizi
Elham, Faisol
Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain
Mamat, Rosmawati
Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia
description The purpose of this study is to look at the quality issue from the perspective of one of the most important customers of higher education institutions, employers that hire the accounting graduates.Specifically, this study determines how well skill requirements match skill preparedness of accounting graduates.Results revealed that five most important non-technical skills required by employers were the ability to perform assigned tasks, initiative, teamwork, computer literacy, and problem solving. Employers, however,perceived that higher education institutions had failed to prepare accounting graduates with all the skills required. Majority of employers agree that quality differences exists between accounting graduates from public and private institutions, and accounting graduates with and without professional qualifications. Finally, the study highlights suggestion to improve the quality of accounting graduates, and also recommendations for future research.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ismail, Noor Azizi
Elham, Faisol
Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain
Mamat, Rosmawati
author_facet Ismail, Noor Azizi
Elham, Faisol
Abdul Manaf, Kamarul Bahrain
Mamat, Rosmawati
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title Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia
title_short Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia
title_full Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia
title_fullStr Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in Malaysia
title_sort employers' perception of the quality of accounting graduates in malaysia
publishDate 2000
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/2303/1/Pages_from_Noor_Azizi_Ismail__COB_2.pdf
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