International Business Students’ Perceptions of Skill Development Through Undergraduate Education
Luis E. Torres P., P. Wesley Routon, and Phillip Hartley
Georgia Gwinnett College, USA
Volume 14: 2019, pp. 161-180; ABSTRACT
Self-perceptions of skill development among International Business (IB) majors serve as the context for this research. The study’s main research questions are: (1) How much have perceived skills and areas of knowledge changed because of higher education? (2) How do these changes compare to those reported by others? and (3) What is the impact of an IB degree on perceived change in different skill categories? For deeper understanding, individual characteristics and college experiences of IB majors are examined and compared to those of non-IB majors. Analysis of surveys from over 440,000 graduates (619 different U.S. higher education institutions) shows that across 15 skills the majority of the IB students surveyed report improvements in their abilities over the course of their college education. Only 2 skills generate less than 70% positive self-ratings (Getting Along with Dissimilar People and Mathematics). Recommendations for areas of improvement for IB educators are provided.
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