Ever demanding forces of globalisation have introduced new discourses into curriculum planning in the higher education. In order to sustain in the knowledge based economy and to deal with demand in job market, incorporation of competency based curriculum is emerging as a necessity in higher...

Higher education especially management education in India stands at a crossroad. Without change, the traditional university structure of educating and training tomorrow’s business leaders is likely to be surpassed and discarded in the increasingly diverse and technological global economy. The...

This paper examines the recent evolution of the Australian economics curriculum. First, it examines 2011 survey evidence produced by the Economic Society of Australia that shows that the Australian economics profession wishes to see a broadening and updating of what is taught. These findings are...

Ist die zunehmende Mathematisierung dafür verantwortlich, dass ordnungspolitische Inhalte immer mehr aus dem wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Curriculum verdrängt werden? Der vorliegende Beitrag verneint diese Frage. Er plädiert dafür, dass ordnungspolitisch orientierte Ökonomen und stärker...

The interest of young people for their future socio-professional was always and everywhere a dominant factor and also a notorious motivator factor in their efforts. Studies conducted by entities concerned as well as researchers from various social areas have shown that this interest is also...

Economics of information goods is an area of research that studies the unusual nature of information as a good in markets and in the public domain, as well as the value assigned to information. This study explores the attitudes of Israeli library and information science (LIS) and...

A Graduate's industry and societal acceptance is the ultimate aim of his/her degree education. Therefore institutions in the process of disseminating education should always strive to ensure in creation of industry and job ready graduates. With this requirement as a base, this study aims to...

Climate change and its impacts raise momentous concerns. Hundreds of companies worldwide are aggressively getting in front of it, since they are the constituency with the strongest links to climate change: companies are the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions; equally, by deploying R&D,...

This paper reports on the results of an AAA-wide survey on the state of faculty perceptions about, and actions toward, integrating IFRS into U.S. accounting curricula in a period of perceived reduction in regulatory momentum. In 2014, responses were received from 349 members representing all AAA...

Recent technological developments have enabled a wide array of new applications in financial markets, e.g. big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and robo-advising, inter alia. While traditionally comprising of...