Are Collegiate Business Programs Adequately Preparing Students for the Business World?.

Buckley, M. Ronald; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ403354

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Are Collegiate Business Programs Adequately Preparing Students for the Business World?

Buckley, M. Ronald; And Others

Journal of Education for Business, v65 n3 p101-05 Dec 1989

Discusses the adequacy of preparation provided by business schools in relation to four areas: (1) the mismatch between job expectation and experiences; (2) the educational shortfall between employers' expectations and reality; (3) the role of business schools in contributing to the discrepancies in (1) and (2); and (4) possible solutions. (JOW)

Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Entry Workers, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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