ELECTIVE COURSE AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING CROSSCULTURAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS OF ECONOMIC SPECIALTIES OF NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Melnichuk ◽  
Olga Anyushenkova ◽  
Olesya Digtyar ◽  
Valentina Arevkina ◽  
Elena Zakirova
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
Crosscultural Communication

Successful Internet Entrepreneurs Don't Have To Be College Dropouts

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
Sonya Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Environment Model ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
College Dropouts ◽  
Core Course

Some of today's most successful Internet entrepreneurs didn't graduate from college. Many young people today followed the same path to pursue their dreams however ended up failing, not a surprise because 80% of the startups fail in first 5 years. As technology innovation and market competition on Internet continue to accelerate, college students need guidance and support more urgently now than ever before. Meanwhile most entrepreneurship programs offered in colleges and universities provide only general strategy-innovation-finance guidance for broad entrepreneurship while lack concentration on online startups or connection to Internet technology. We proposed a technology-business-environment model that could help guide universities in nurturing, building, and shaping their students' dreams and goals towards creating a successful Internet startup business. Finally, we demonstrated a course outline for an Internet entrepreneurship course designed for undergraduate students. Such course can be used as a core course in an entrepreneurship program or an elective course in Information Systems (IS), other sub-disciplines of computing programs, or business programs.

scholarly journals Improving Student’s Professional Communication Abilities – A Part of Career Success?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Constantin-Iulian Tănaşcu ◽  
Cristina State ◽  
Raluca-Elena Ghinea ◽  
Robert-Andrei Costache
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
The Future ◽  
Frequency Of Occurence

Communication is the essence of interpersonal relations. The outcomes of all the activities we carry out depend on how we communicate, and in spite of the fact that it is essential that we prove our communication skills, we are poorer and poorer at doing so. Our study aims at revealing whether and to what extent young graduates of Romanian universities are aware of the importance of acquiring, practising and improving their communication skills, the more so that such abilities are decisive when it comes to achieving success in one’s career. Our study was conducted between 2-13 May, 2019 on the basis of an online questionnaire. The research methodology used in order to achieve the objectives formulated in the study consists in quantitative research, by means of a survey supported via an online questionnaire. The analysis of the data collected by means of the questionnaire was done using techniques such as: frequency of occurence of the answers to the questions addressed to the participants in the study, multiple response analysis and, where appropriate, in order to enhance the interpretation of the results, the calculation of the interquartiles applied to the questions quoted on a 10 point Likert-type scale. The 195 answers received were validated, analysed and processed econometrically using the SPSS for Windows and ANOVA applications. On the one hand, We have noticed that universities do not ensure minimum training to the future graduates with respect to the acquisition and development of communication and negotiation skills. For this matter we intend to extend the study in the near future, to see if this is the result of a lack of concern/interest on the part of the universities and/or on the part of future graduates. At the same time, we have found that the future university graduates are not stimulated to become aware of the importance of developing their communication and negotiation skills or to actively participate in various forms of scientific interaction such as national or international scientific sessions, round tables, meetings with outstanding representatives of the business environment, etc. Obviously, we are aware of the limitations of our study. Thus, we consider that its addressability was rather restricted. The group of respondents included very young graduates of economic higher education institutions. On the other hand, the respondents were not previously selected, so that there is the risk that the points of view expressed would be based not only on experience, but on intuition. Extending the respondent base (both in terms of age/expertise and field of activity) is also and important point for future action. Finally, we have formulated several proposals meant to contribute, in our opinion, to giving more importance to the training and development of business communication and negotiation abilities as a prerequisite of career success. Keywords: career success, graduates, communication abilities, interpersonal relations

scholarly journals Successful Internet Entrepreneurs Don't Have To Be College Dropouts

Economics ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 687-701
Author(s):  
Sonya Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
General Strategy ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Environment Model ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
College Dropouts ◽  
Core Course

Some of today's most successful Internet entrepreneurs didn't graduate from college. Many young people today followed the same path to pursue their dreams however ended up failing, not a surprise because 80% of the startups fail in first 5 years. As technology innovation and market competition on Internet continue to accelerate, college students need guidance and support more urgently now than ever before. Meanwhile most entrepreneurship programs offered in colleges and universities provide only general strategy-innovation-finance guidance for broad entrepreneurship while lack concentration on online startups or connection to Internet technology. We proposed a technology-business-environment model that could help guide universities in nurturing, building, and shaping their students' dreams and goals towards creating a successful Internet startup business. Finally, we demonstrated a course outline for an Internet entrepreneurship course designed for undergraduate students. Such course can be used as a core course in an entrepreneurship program or an elective course in Information Systems (IS), other sub-disciplines of computing programs, or business programs.

scholarly journals Exploratory Study of Most Critical Business Communication Skills

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1101-1109
Author(s):  
Deepak Verma ◽  
Dr.Neerja Pande
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Job Roles ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Corporate Executives

It has been observed that business communication plays a crucial role in the corporate world. The corporate executives need to demonstrate exceptional communication skills while performing their job roles, which helps them in reaching a sovereign position in this competitive business environment. The main intendment of this paper is to identify the essential attributes for business communication skills so that B-Schools can develop business communication curriculum and teaching methodology for their students which is most suited to contemporary corporate aspirations and anticipations. For the identification of the most significant attributes on communication skills, we formed an expert panel by taking senior corporate executives from the industry. We selected those attributes which were categorized as critical or important by more than 60% of the panel members. As a result we were able to finalize a list of 41 Business Communication attributes that are valued by the corporate executives. With these findings, B-Schools and their faculty members will have a clear view of the corporate expectation / requirements of business communication skills. Academicians can integrate these attributes and develop the course curriculum accordingly so that it can be benchmarked with corporate expectations. Students can also have a clear cut understanding on what communication skills are required in the corporate world so that they can prepare themselves with the desired attributes.

Crisis Communication and Crisis Management during the Crisis

2017 ◽  
pp. 208-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilić Ivana ◽  
Franka Vrkić
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Crisis Communications ◽  
Business World ◽  
Corporate Managers ◽  
Stay Behind ◽  
Business Crisis ◽  
Development Crisis

Corporate managers are faced with one important role in managing company's overall communications, especially when one crisis event occurred. Since the whole business world was preoccupied with the crisis that has gripped the year 2008, it is interesting to explore the content and the level of development of crisis management teams and crisis communications guidelines in the biggest Croatian companies. The results of research showed that Croatian companies do not stay behind their peers in the rest of the business world in the terms of establishment and development crisis management and crisis communications. Deep business crisis did not stop Croatian companies to invest in their workforces and their communication skills in order to achieve competitiveness in the market. Even though the business environment was very turbulent during the observed period, and suffered from many cutoffs the research results showed even some improvements in 2014 compared to the research from 2011.

Professional Business Communications

2020 ◽  
pp. 163-188
Author(s):  
Donna M. Velliaris
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Technological Competence ◽  
Professional Business ◽  
Core Course

In today's competitive business environment, students need to build strategic communication skills to effectively manage business activities, and their ability to effectively communicate is central to them gaining and maintaining employment. Attributes considered desirable by employers include a good work ethic, a positive attitude, analytical skills, critical thinking and problem solving, initiative, leadership ability, maturity, self-motivated, teamwork skills, technological competence, and an overall willingness to learn. Significantly, in the associated literature, the ability to communicate well—verbally and in writing—is a quality that consistently appears near or at the ‘top' of the list of desired employability traits. With that in mind, this chapter is largely descriptive and examines the design, delivery, and effectiveness of a 2016 pilot project involving inclusion of Pearson's ‘MyWritingLab' (MWL) into one Australian School of Management's core-course titled ‘Professional Development in Business'.

scholarly journals Cross-Course Projects: Teaching Students On Changing Business Communication Methods

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Alicen Flosi ◽  
Kathy Fraccastoro ◽  
Gisele J. Moss
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Communication Methods ◽  
Current Business

The current business environment requires various communication skills to succeed.  The skills include the use of a number of technologies that were not available 20 years ago.  For this research, students were required to complete a project with students not in their own class using alternative communication methods.  A questionnaire was administered to the students after completion of the project and the results are presented in this paper.

scholarly journals A Student-Initiated, Integrated Pharmacotherapeutics Learner-Centered Course

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Hopman ◽  
Nicholas G. Popovich
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Weekly Basis ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Ample Opportunity ◽  
Class Discussions ◽  
Clinical Literature ◽  
Traditional Mode ◽  
Elective Course

Objective: To evaluate a learner-centered, elective course complementing pharmacotherapeutic instruction. Design: A one credit-hour elective as developed. Enrolled students were responsible for article selection and to lead in-class discussions. A content-validated discussant rubric was use to peer review each discussant. Assessment: Enrolled students kept current on the literature and nurtured an obligation to themselves and their peers to be prepared on a weekly basis to discuss the selected article. Discussion demonstrated varied opinions and provided ample opportunity for students to use technical/clinical language. Also, the course allowed for thinking at a higher level, discussing complex ideas/issues, and developing oral communication skills. Conclusions: This learner-centered approach allowed the enrolled students to take ownership of their learning and complement their learning from the traditional mode of learning in two pharmacotherapeutic courses. It encouraged the students to investigate the clinical literature as a means to complement and enhance their knowledge.   Type: Note

scholarly journals Investigating Customer Feedback Channels in the Hotel Industry: the Case of Ho – Ghana

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (26) ◽  
pp. 353
Author(s):  
Helen Mavis Dah ◽  
Arnold Dumenya
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Hotel Management ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Customer Feedback ◽  
Feedback Channels

Knowing what delight customers and satisfying them is highly critical for success in today’s competitive business environment. In order to satisfy customers and to meet their expectations, hotels must be able to understand customers’ needs and wants. Customer feedback provides invaluable information for organizations to re-orient their products and services. This study explores customer feedback channels that are used by hotels in Ho, Ghana and examines customers’ perceptions on the effectiveness of the feedback channels. Also, customers’ preferred channels were examined. Structured questionnaires were administered to 300 hotel guests at random. Out of the 300 questionnaires distributed, 171 were completed and used in the final analyses. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22. The results revealed that suggestion box was mostly used by the hotels and guests perceived this channel as most effective among all other feedback channels. Also, guests preferred to provide feedback on one-on-one contact. The study concludes that developing effective customer feedback channels would motivate gueststo tell the hotel management about their satisfaction or dissatisfaction on the hotel services and products. Guest contact staff should be well trained in handling customer feedback and to possess good communication skills.

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