Education + Training: Volume 58 Issue 1

Unpacking the link between entrepreneurialism and employability: An assessment of the relationship between entrepreneurial attitudes and likelihood of graduate employment in a professional field

Robin Bell

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between students’ entrepreneurial attitudes and traits and their classification of employment six months after…

Can university-industry linkages stimulate student employability?

Esther Ishengoma, Terje I. Vaaland

– The purpose of this paper is to identify important university-industry linkage (UIL) activities that can stimulate the likelihood of employability among students.

Not just dialling it in: Examining cognitive-based approaches in enterprise education using a smartphone application

Tim Vorley, Nick Williams

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of smartphone apps in fostering effectual thinking. The paper considers both the effectual development of entrepreneurial…

A dynamic capabilities view of employability: Exploring the drivers of competitive advantage for university graduates

David J Finch, Melanie Peacock, Nadege Levallet, William Foster

The increasing demand for post-secondary education, and the ongoing difficulty students’ face in securing appropriate work upon program completion, highlight the importance of an…

A critical perspective on learning outcomes and the effectiveness of experiential approaches in entrepreneurship education: Do we innovate or implement?

Jonathan M Scott, Andy Penaluna, John L Thompson

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical appraisal of how experiential approaches can more effectively enhance the achievement of desired learning outcomes in…

Including ethics in banking and finance programs: teaching “we shouldn’t win at any cost”

Grainne Oates, Roshanthi Dias

The purpose of this paper is to identify whether ethics is incorporated into the curriculum in postgraduate banking and finance programmes. There is growing concern that moral…

Employer demands from business graduates

Stephen McMurray, Matthew Dutton, Ronald McQuaid, Alec Richard

– The purpose of this paper is to report on research carried out with employers to determine demand for business and management skills in the Scottish workforce.