Essential Skills for Accounting Graduates: The Accounting Practitioner's Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorKitindi, Ernest G.
dc.contributor.authorMgaya, Klodwig V.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-09T17:09:11Z
dc.date.available2016-07-09T17:09:11Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at the following link http://journal.ifm.ac.tz/index.php/AJFM/article/view/246en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was undertaken to collect the views of practicing accountants in Botswana on a number of skills considered essential for any graduate in Accounting. Questionnaires were delivered to 250 accountants employed by various organisations in the country. Responses were received from 69 practicing accountants. These accountants were of the view that Accounting lecturers tend to be out oftouch with market and competitive expectations because they are isolated from business professionals. Of the essential skills expected for accounting graduates, financial accounting was found to be the most critical technical skill, knowledge of Accounting packages and spreadsheet software were the most critical IT skills, and analytica1Jcritical thinking was found to be the most critical vocational skill. The study concludes that tertiary institutions should try to design their curricula to ensure that their accounting graduates possess the essential skills expected in the Botswana market.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0856-6372
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2992
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Finance and Managementen_US
dc.subjectCritical skillsen_US
dc.subjectTechnical skillsen_US
dc.subjectIT skillsen_US
dc.subjectVocational skillsen_US
dc.subjectAccounting graduatesen_US
dc.titleEssential Skills for Accounting Graduates: The Accounting Practitioner's Perspectiveen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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