ERIC Number: EJ1267292
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-1823-7797
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An Examination of the Rational Model in Business Education in the Greater Bay Area (Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau) for Curriculum Revision and Development Aimed at Improving Graduates' Employability Potential
Carter, Jason Lee; Wu, Xuemei
Asian Journal of University Education, v16 n2 p141-165 Jul 2020
The rational action models are techniques and processes of decision-making from data for effective decision-making. Business leaders are strategizing for their futures for their future employment needs in the Greater Bay Area region of Hong Kong, Macau, and the Guangdong province. Tertiary business curriculum revision and development efforts are focused on properly preparing graduates' productive decision-making skill sets that ultimately increases their employability. This qualitative study examines the perspectives of regional business leaders for the knowledge and use of rational action in their own companies, the need or not for the rational action model in future employment decisions, and their take on the rational model inclusion in business curriculum. The purpose is determining what entanglements rational action has in delivering on business leaders' expectancies in their employment decisions. The findings indicate a strong use by business leaders of rational action and a desire for new graduates to be proficient in rational decision-making, but without a cohesive expression between the three major areas of how to affect curriculum enhancement efforts. The conclusion is a positive demand for rational models to be included in curriculum revision and development efforts, but dependent on the tertiary institutions themselves for design. Recommendations focus on the rational action model in studies of a similar nature but focused on other regions where emerging economies are focusing on the business education enhancements.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Administration Education, Curriculum Development, Employment Potential, College Curriculum, Decision Making Skills, Models, Administrator Attitudes
UiTM Press. Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Education, Penerbit UiTM, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bangunan Fakulti Pengurusan Hotel dan Pelancongan, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Web site: https://education.uitm.edu.my/ajue/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Hong Kong; Macau
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