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Relational and Decision-Making Skills Development in South African Accounting Students
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Kotze, Ruhan; Miller, Taryn – Industry and Higher Education, 2023
Employers of accounting graduates have criticised graduates' ability to work well with others and think critically. This study investigates aspirant Chartered Accountants in South Africa ('aspirant CA(SA)s') perceptions of the extent to which universities should and are developing relational and decision-making (RDM) skills in accounting students.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Accounting, Skill Development
Performance of Newly Employed Trainee Accountants in Gauteng, South Africa, versus the Skills Expectations of Employers: How Big Is the Gap?
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Kunz, Rolien; de Jager, Herman – Industry and Higher Education, 2019
The objective of this article is to determine whether the professional skills demonstrated by newly employed first-year trainee accountants (i.e. their performance) meet the expectations of audit managers and, if they do not, to determine the size of the expectation--performance gap. A questionnaire was used to determine the expectations and the…
Descriptors: Job Performance, Accounting, Expectation, Job Skills
University versus Practice: A Pilot Study to Identify Skills Shortages That Exist in First-Year Trainee Accountants in South Africa
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van Romburgh, Henriëtte; van der Merwe, Nico – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
This study aims to determine the skills shortages in first-year trainee accountants entering practice in South Africa and to recommend ways to address and overcome those shortages. Questionnaires were administered to registered audit firms in Gauteng Province to gather the perceptions of senior trainees, managers and partners on the skills…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Skill Analysis, Occupational Surveys, Questionnaires