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    Desirable generic attributes for accounting graduates into the twenty-first century: the views of employers

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    Authors
    Tempone, I.
    Kavanagh, M.
    Segal, Naomi
    Hancock, P.
    Howieson, B.
    Kent, J.
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Tempone, Irene and Kavanagh, Marie and Segal, Naomi and Hancock, Phil and Howieson, Bryan and Kent, Jenny. 2012. Desirable generic attributes for accounting graduates into the twenty-first century: the views of employers. Accounting Research Journal. 25 (1): pp. 41-55.
    Source Title
    Accounting Research Journal
    DOI
    10.1108/10309611211244519
    ISSN
    1030-9616
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30505
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the requirements of accounting graduates in relation to generic attributes. Employers have consistently maintained that graduates are deficient in this area. This Australia-wide, all-sector study addresses the issue by examining what employers mean when they make demands for universities and academics to deliver work-ready graduates. Design/methodology/approach: Interviews (recorded, transcribed and analysed with NVivo) with employers, and accounting professional bodies were conducted to ascertain their views of their needs of accounting graduates into the future. Findings: Employers held the generic attributes of communication, team work and self-management to be the most critical for graduates in the three areas of recruitment, training and ongoing employment. Demands on universities to deliver work-ready graduates are not homogeneous. Employers in different sectors construe the meaning of generic attributes in line with their specific needs. Originality/value: The study was an original piece of work that gauged the opinions of professional accounting bodies and employers of accounting graduates across Australia and in all sectors of the accounting profession. The value of the study is to inform academics as to the ranked importance of generic attributes but also alert them to the different meanings that are assigned to these skills by employers in different sectors.

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