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| Author: | Rynes, S.L. (et al.) |
| Title: | Behavioral coursework in business education: Growing evidence of a legitimacy crisis |
| Journal: | Academy of management learning and education
2003 : SEP, VOL. 2:3, p. 269-283 |
| Index terms: | Management education Recruitment Students Psychology |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Business recruiters generally report seeking to hire well-rounded students who have not only technical knowledge and skills, but also behavioural ones. However, business students appear to be somewhat skeptical of this claim. In an attempt to determine whether the addition of significant behavioural coursework to a student's portfolio enhances recruiters' assessments of student employability, there are 2 studies conducted using different methodologies. Results showed that when asked directly about their preferences (Study 1), a clear majority of recruiters (78%) indicated that they preferred business graduates who supplemented functional-area (e.g. finance, accounting) coursework with equivalent amounts of behavioural coursework. However, when evaluating specific student resumes (Study 2), recruiters gave the same employability ratings to students who took only functional courses as to those who focused both on functional and behavioural courses. These results are discussed in the context of growing evidence that behavioural science is regarded as marginal topic both in business and in business education. |
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