Addressing Employability Challenges of Business Graduates in Bangladesh: Evidence from an Emerging Economy Perspective

Autor/in	Uddin, Mahi
Titel	Addressing Employability Challenges of Business Graduates in Bangladesh: Evidence from an Emerging Economy Perspective
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Career Development, 30 (2021) 2, S.83-94 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Uddin, Mahi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-4162
DOI	10.1177/1038416220986887
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Employment Potential; College Graduates; Business Administration Education; Job Skills; Skill Development; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Quality; Curriculum Development; Politics of Education; School Business Relationship; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Employer Attitudes; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Bangladesch
Abstract	This study aimed to explore and address the employability challenges of business graduates in the higher education sector in Bangladesh. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed applying thematic analysis (N = 35, 77% male, mean age = 34 years). Findings revealed that skill gaps, lack of quality education system, quality teachers, industry-university collaboration, backdated course curriculum, and corruption are important challenges for graduate employability in Bangladesh. The study suggests improving communication skills, updating course curriculum, curbing institutional corruption, limiting student-teacher politics, hiring and promoting quality teachers, and industry-university collaboration as strategies to improve graduate employability. The findings may help employers, managers, graduates, academics, and policymakers in the higher education sector to identify and address graduate employability challenges in an emerging economy such as Bangladesh. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01