Cyclicality and the Labor Market for Economists Using a unique sample of new Ph.D. economists in 1987 and 1997, we examine how job seekers and their employers alter their search strategies in strong versus weak markets. The 1987 academic market was strong while the 1997 market was much weaker. A multimarket theory of optimal search suggests that job seekers will respond to a weakening market by...

This research examined what accounting employers are seeking in their ‘ideal’ accounting graduate and sought to provide clarification on the ‘expectation gap’ between what accounting employers require in their graduates, and the skills these graduates are exhibiting. Adopting a qualitative research method, this research paper draws on semi-structured interviews conducted face-to-face with parti...

We consider a game in which schools compete to place graduates in two distinct ways: by investing in the quality of education, and by strategically designing grading policies. In equilibrium, schools issue grades that do not perfectly reveal graduate abilities. This leads evaluators to have less-accurate information when hiring or admitting graduates. However, compared to fully-revealing gradin...

With the increasing impact of e-business within economies worldwide there are implications for accountants, the accounting profession and the providers of accounting education. This study uses a postal questionnaire to seek perceptions of accounting academics on the factors influencing them to include or exclude e-business related topics in UK and Irish undergraduate accounting degree programme...

This paper presents a dynamic structural model of the relative contribution and importance of education and skills required of new information systems (IS) professionals. Model development took account of technical skills found in most IS programs, other business oriented academic studies, and soft skills sought by employers in new graduates. The model also includes features of the working envi...

Changes in patterns, requirements, and competition for industrial workers have caused language lectures, both Indonesian English courses, to be encouraged prepare graduates from polytechnic non-engineering majors competencies that are line with industry needs. For this reason, a research was conducted on "Language Competence of Graduates the Polytechnic Non-Engineering Department Needed by Busi...

PURPOSE We surveyed residents and fellows at the University of Louisville School of Medicine (N  =  600) to (1) explore their perceptions and knowledge of issues related to health care business and health care reforms, and (2) seek their input on what instructional content concerning health care business and health care reform they would like to receive and what instruction venue they would pre...

The new economy and the knowledge-based society brought significant changes in all areas of our daily lives. Also, COVID-19 pandemic crisis implicated tremendous transformations domains, on one hand, threatening balance and, other challenging dynamic development rhythm societal modernization. In these delicate times, all-important relationship between ethics, leadership, teamwork, effective com...