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Lean principles applied to software development – avoiding waste
Ionel, Naftanaila; Paul, BRUDARU - In: Economia. Seria Management 12 (2009) 2, pp. 162-170
Under the current economic conditions many organizations strive to continue the trend towards adopting better software … return on investment, better software quality, and higher customer satisfaction. To date, however, there is little body of … research that can guide organizations in adopting modern software development practices, especially when it comes to Lean …
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Understanding the Strength of Gentleness: Soft-Skilled Leadership on the Rise
Marques, Joan - In: Journal of Business Ethics 116 (2013) 1, pp. 163-171
This paper focuses on the topic of “soft skills” as an intrinsic part of successful leadership. The first part of the paper presents a literature review about the shift in perspective in recent years on what matters in leadership, and the significant changes this prompted in some areas of...
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Exploring the assessment of twenty-first century professional competencies of undergraduate students in environmental studies through a business—academic partnership
Gosselin, Dave; Cooper, Sara; Bonnstetter, Ronald; … - In: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 3 (2013) 3, pp. 359-368
Higher education is being confronted with a paradigm shift. Current literature supports the contention that higher education needs to improve their connection with the needs of employers to meet future workforce demands. Higher education is specifically challenged in improving the competency of...
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Using Online Platforms for Competence Tests: A Component of the Demographic Policy of Germany
Spermann, Alexander - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Lifelong learning represents a key response to the demographic challenge in Germany. In terms of professional success, not only hard skills but also soft skills hold importance. Indeed, the OECD competence tests PISA and PIAAC have come to the fore, although acquired skills are still relevant....
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Behavioral Economics of Education
Koch, Alexander K.; Nafziger, Julia; Nielsen, Helena Skyt - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
During the last decade knowledge about human behavior from psychology and sociology has enhanced the field of economics of education. By now research recognizes cognitive skills (as measured by achievement tests) and soft skills (personality traits not adequately measured by achievement tests)...
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Soft and Hard Skills Development: A Current Situation in Serbian Companies
Babic, Verica; Slavkovic, Marko - International School for Social and Business Studies, …
Tendency of building a knowledge-based society and existing demands of employers generate a need for highly educated workers with diverse skills and competencies applicable in the workplace. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which employers perceive the difference of hard...
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The incorporation of soft skills into accounting curricula: preparing accounting graduates for their unpredictable futures
Villiers, R. de - In: Meditari Accountancy Research 18 (2010) September, pp. 1-22
This paper explores the changing needs of employers and the business community in relation to the balance between technical and soft skills, such as communication skills, business presentation skills and other interpersonal skills. The researcher discusses the importance of soft relational...
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Changes in Returns to Task-Specific Skills and Gender Wage Gap
Yamaguchi, Shintaro - Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2013
How did skilled-biased technological change affect wage inequality, particularly between men and women? To answer that question this paper constructs a task-based Roy model in which workers possess a bundle of basic skills, and occupations are characterized as a bundle of basic tasks. The model...
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Soft Skills Level of Malaysian Students at a Tertiary Institution: A Comparative Case Study Based On Gender, Area of Residence and Type of Schools
Ahmad, Shariffah Bahyah Syed - In: International Journal of Asian Social Science 3 (2013) 9, pp. 1929-1937
The development of soft skills has been a major concern in the Malaysian higher education scene. In order to identify appropriate strategies in developing these skills among students, it is important for institutions to be aware of soft skill levels of students before they start a degree...
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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A VALUE IN A KNOWLEDGE-BASED SOCIETY
D¹browska-Paulewicz, Sylwia; Wacowska, Anna; Bokwa, … - In: Polish Journal of Management Studies 9 (2014) 1, pp. 14-22
The paper considers modern self-management methods and it also presents the benefits of coaching in personal and professional life, which affects the development of a knowledge-based society.
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