TY - JOUR
T1 - Convenience of accounting education for the requirements of Saudi labour market
T2 - An empirical study
AU - Senan, Nabil Ahmed Mareai
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Saudi labour market is unique in nature due to a number of aspects. It provides a picture of increasing job opportunity and, at the same time, higher level of youth unemployment. Like other countries, the employability of accounting graduates of Saudi Arabia is also subject to doubts. The present study assesses the convenience of accounting education for the unique requirements of Saudi labour market. The study collects data from 914 respondents from the three main stakeholders-students, faculty and accounting practitioners. The study finds that all the three stakeholders were of the opinion that the education was capable of meeting the unique requirements of the labour market in Saudi Arabia. A few suggestions are also presented, which would help improve the outcomes of the accounting programs and make the graduates employable.
AB - Saudi labour market is unique in nature due to a number of aspects. It provides a picture of increasing job opportunity and, at the same time, higher level of youth unemployment. Like other countries, the employability of accounting graduates of Saudi Arabia is also subject to doubts. The present study assesses the convenience of accounting education for the unique requirements of Saudi labour market. The study collects data from 914 respondents from the three main stakeholders-students, faculty and accounting practitioners. The study finds that all the three stakeholders were of the opinion that the education was capable of meeting the unique requirements of the labour market in Saudi Arabia. A few suggestions are also presented, which would help improve the outcomes of the accounting programs and make the graduates employable.
KW - Accounting education
KW - Accounting graduates
KW - Accounting knowledge and skills
KW - Employability
KW - Saudi labor market
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U2 - 10.5267/j.msl.2019.6.001
DO - 10.5267/j.msl.2019.6.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069518913
SN - 1923-9335
VL - 9
SP - 1919
EP - 1932
JO - Management Science Letters
JF - Management Science Letters
IS - 11
ER -
