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Purpose – Studies regarding rational decision have been conducted over many years and one of the common understandings of rationality in financial terms is that investors are assumed to be risk averse. However, in a previous paper, Xu and Dent, identify that property professionals in both the...
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enterprising graduates in UK higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach – Longitudinal telephone surveys …' influence on developing enterprising graduates in UK HEIs. Findings – The findings highlighted a number of interesting trends … can influence the development of enterprising graduates. Primary stakeholders, such as students, teaching and research …
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This article considers the very important issue of the expectations that employers in the hotel sector hold regarding graduate entrants. The article reports on a study in the UK which replicates and compares findings with a similar survey in the USA – 36 key competencies were rated by 118...
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interviews with graduates, employers and educators gives insights on access requirements, recruitment and selection and transfer … use of graduates. The paper explores issues of relevance to policymakers, employers, educators and graduates and will be …
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want graduates that can take substantial responsibility and contribute to bottom line profitability within months of … recruits when compared to graduates recruited outside the scheme. Further, this paper demonstrates that one such organisation …
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apply. Practical implications – Recruiting firms can better understand how Generation Y men and women graduates perceive the …
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findings frame a future longitudinal study on the retail careers of Generation Y graduates as they move from the anticipation …
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attracting and recruiting graduates. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through the use of a structured … interviewing remain popular, there is a greater variety of ways by which graduates are attracted to and selected for their first …
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. Responses were obtained from 143 graduates of the University from an initial census of 315 (45 per cent) drawn from six … graduates’ skills development, the research also addressed a number of key questions relating to the importance and quality of … graduates’ generic transferable skills and competencies. Basic findings in terms of skills development are threefold: (a …
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graduates, incorporating both a large‐scale questionnaire survey and detailed interviews with a sample of respondents. Findings … provides evidence of change in the values, priorities and orientations to work and the work‐life balance of UK graduates as …
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