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Alvarez Sainz, María; Ferrero, Ana M.; Ugidos, Arantza – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: The knowledge society determines a work scenario in which it is essential to manage time efficiently; a non-innate skill that should be learned at the university. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach: This research analyzes the attitude, habits and time management of the Economics and Business students of the…
Descriptors: Time Management, Skill Development, College Students, Business Administration Education
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Ferreras-Garcia, Raquel; Sales-Zaguirre, Jordi; Serradell-López, Enric – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the level of correspondence between the academic training received by students and the demands of the job market. This was achieved by analysing the competences that are developed in internships to provide useful information for universities, students and tourism companies.…
Descriptors: Training, Labor Market, Correlation, Job Skills
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Pazos, Pilar; Pérez-López, María Carmen; González-López, María José – Education & Training, 2022
Purpose: Although the importance of teamwork competencies and effective conflict management in entrepreneurship education is recognised, we have limited knowledge of how these factors interact to influence performance in entrepreneurial teams. This research explores teamwork competencies as a predictor of entrepreneurial team performance and the…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Competence, Group Dynamics, Experiential Learning
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Lopez-Catalan, Blanca; Bañuls, Victor A. – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the results of national level Delphi study carried out in Spain aimed at providing inputs for higher education administrators and decision makers about key e-learning trends for supporting postgraduate courses. Design/methodology/approach: The ranking of the e-learning trends is based on a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delphi Technique, Graduate Study, Electronic Learning
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Ferreras-Garcia, Raquel; Sales-Zaguirre, Jordi; Serradell-López, Enric – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this article is to propose and test a structural model of relationships between generic and specific competencies and entrepreneurial competencies in order to assess students' learning. Design/methodology/approach: The study was carried out on a sample of 337 students enrolled on the entrepreneurship specialisation of the final…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education
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Ferreras-Garcia, Raquel; Hernández-Lara, Ana Beatriz; Serradell-López, Enric – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to study which perceived and attained entrepreneurial competences acquired by students while developing a business plan are rated most highly; and second, to analyse the differences observed in entrepreneurial competences, depending on whether the business plan developed is real or fictitious.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
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Arquero, Jose Luis; Fernández-Polvillo, Carmen; Valladares-García, Dolores – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The literature evidences the effects of communication apprehension (CA), defined as the level of fear and anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication, on educational efforts and suggests that (via the perceived desirability of certain professions) it could affect vocational choices. The purpose of this paper is to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Camacho-Miñano, María-del-Mar; del Campo, Cristina – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the creativity level of business administration undergraduates who have attended an entrepreneurship seminar in contrast to those that have not. Design/methodology/approach: Using two samples of Spanish students, the factors that condition the creation of new start-ups are analysed. A survey…
Descriptors: Role, Creativity, Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students
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Vargas, Reyes; Sánchez-Queija, María Inmaculada; Rothwell, Andrew; Parra, Águeda – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to validate the self-perceived employability (SPE) scale (Rothwell et al., 2008) and explore its relationship with sociodemographic variables in Spain. The SPE is an employability scale designed to examine undergraduates' expectations and self-perceptions of employability. The SPE includes internal and…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Canales-Ronda, Pedro; Aragonés-Jericó, Cristina – Education & Training, 2022
Purpose: This research aims to focus on analysing the opinion of university students on the effects that agile methodologies are having on their education during this time of pandemic that is affecting the normal functioning of on-site universities. Specifically, the authors intend to analyse the effect that different constructs have on the…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Higher Education, College Students, Business Education
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Dominguinhos, Pedro Miguel Calado; Carvalho, Luisa Margarida Cagica – Education & Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effectiveness of entrepreneurship training programmes targeting post-graduate students. Design/methodology/approach: The approach takes the form of a case study of an entrepreneurship training programme, to assess its effectiveness. For this purpose the paper concentrates on the number of firms…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Graduate Students, Labor Market, Program Effectiveness
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Mareque, Mercedes; de Prada Creo, Elena; Gonzalez-Sanchez, Maria Beatriz – Education & Training, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the way leisure activities and soft skills relate to creativity in higher education. It determines which activities have a positive impact on the student body's overall education. Previous research evidences the relationship between specific leisure activities and creativity performance in…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Leisure Time, Correlation, Student Attitudes