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

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dc.creator Kitindi, Ernest G.
dc.creator Mgaya, Klodwig V.
dc.date 2016-07-09T17:09:11Z
dc.date 2016-07-09T17:09:11Z
dc.date 2006
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T12:28:23Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T12:28:23Z
dc.identifier 0856-6372
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2992
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2992
dc.description Full text can be accessed at the following link http://journal.ifm.ac.tz/index.php/AJFM/article/view/246
dc.description This 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.
dc.language en
dc.publisher African Journal of Finance and Management
dc.subject Critical skills
dc.subject Technical skills
dc.subject IT skills
dc.subject Vocational skills
dc.subject Accounting graduates
dc.title Essential Skills for Accounting Graduates: The Accounting Practitioner's Perspective
dc.type Journal Article


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