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Skills Needed by New Accounting Graduates in a Rapidly Changing Technological Environment

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Current research indicates that newly-hired accounting graduates may lack some of the skills necessary to be successful in their chosen profession. This paper examines recent research to determine what skills are needed by accounting graduates. A number of papers suggest that accounting graduates may not have the soft skills, such as analytical thinking skills and communication skills, necessary to succeed. This may be due in part to differences between Millennial students and students of prior generations This paper concludes by examining specific skills needed by accounting graduates and who should be responsible for providing those skills—universities, employers, or both.

Source: Journal of Organizational Psychology

DOI: 10.33423/jop.v19i2.2043

Authors: Linda Bressler, Diana Pence

Institutions: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, University of Houston - Downtown

Language: English

Topic: Accounting Education and Careers

Subfield: Accounting

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2955704145

FWCI: 3.189

Cites: 27

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10