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Cat Links Students, Volume 03, Workforce Preparation

Are They Ready For the Real World? A Survey of What Employers Value and What They Find Lacking in Recent College Graduates

Posted on Don Goeltz, Jan Buzydlowski, Bernice Purcell and J. Barry Dickinson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/XSGP6265 Abstract The popular press, industry analysts, and academic articles have repeatedly reported on a skills gap in recent college graduates. But far too often, these reports do not provide educators with specific, actionable recommendations. This study is designed to determine whether Philadelphia-area employers experience a skills gap in

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Cat Links Students, Volume 02, Workforce Preparation

Personal and Professional Development: Preparing Students for Career Success

Posted on Phillip V. Lewis and Elaine D. Kelly

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/UMUR4885 Abstract This paper addresses the educational implications of inadequate profession preparation of business students and proposes a possible answer to the following question: How can business schools meet the ever-changing marketplace needs for professionally prepared graduates and deliver an enhanced educational value? To propose a possible solution, the

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Cat Links Students, Volume 02, Workforce Preparation

Preparing Students for Career Success in Accounting: The SCIL-based Model with a Focus on Content Analysis

Posted on Dr. Alfred Miller

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/BFYU8740 Abstract Analysis and intuition were used to examine critical success factors motivating workplace preparation for graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program. Outcomes achieved upon degree completion for accounting learners, and the basis of proposed model included: stakeholder satisfaction, credential recognition and integrated learning. The first

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Cat Links Marketing, Volume 02

The Economics Behind the Marketing of Christianity

Posted on Kristina Terkun Castro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/LIUE7411 Abstract When religious organizations sound the alarm that the demand for religion is declining, this often revives a normative debate among scholars over whether these organizations should respond by engaging in marketing. A positive analysis of Christianity offers a different, and perhaps more appropriate, perspective on the matter.

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Cat Links Soft Skills, Volume 01

Emotional Intelligence: A Review of the Literature

Posted on Justin Matus

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64010/OKTU7263 Abstract This paper reviews the literature and traces the origins of the Emotional Intelligence (EI) construct, its definition, measurement and its relationship to leadership and job performance, and other related variables.  A discussion of various EI instruments, their relative strengths and weaknesses, psychometric properties and utility are presented. 

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