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Generic skill requirements: Between employer's aspiration and the need of professional employees

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dc.contributor.authorAlias R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMohd Hamzah M.I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYahya N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55916909500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid36760752400en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57204323509en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-28T04:12:59Z
dc.date.available2023-12-28T04:12:59Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to explore the different generic skills (GS) required by employers and the generic skills possessed by professional employees in Malaysia. This study also aims to determine whether there are differences in the GS requirements among employers based upon the size of the organization, type of ownership, and type of organization. A quantitative approach, utilizing questionnaires and interviews, was employed as the main method of collecting data. The sample consists of 141 service-based employers and 167 professional employees. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire items were tested using the Cronbach Alpha and the SEM CFA approaches. The results demonstrate that: (1) 80 percent of the employers lauded on leadership, management, critical thinking, problem solving, social skills and teamwork skills; (2) only 28 percent of the employers require entrepreneurial skills when recruiting new staff; and (3) there is no significant difference in the generic skills required in relation to the size, type, and ownership of the employer. On the other hand, the generic skills rated highly by the employees in the survey are teamwork skills. Entrepreneurship skills received a low rating from both employers and employees during the survey. The implications of this study include a call for further research to determine effective teaching and learning strategies in developing the designated GS, especially for skills that are highly sought after by employers. The originality of this study stems from the lack of literature that directly examines the need for GS among professional employees in the public and private sectors.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.17576/pengurusan-2013-37-10
dc.identifier.epage114
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84887096588
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/29419
dc.identifier.volume37
dc.pagecount9
dc.publisherPenerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleJurnal Pengurusan
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial skills
dc.subjectGeneric skills
dc.subjectHigher education institutions
dc.subjectJordan Need analysis model
dc.subjectLeadership skills
dc.subjectProfessional employees
dc.titleGeneric skill requirements: Between employer's aspiration and the need of professional employeesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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