Hard and soft skill needs: higher education and the Fintech sector

O Doherty, S Stephens - Journal of Education and Work, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the implications for higher education of the emergence of new
industries, driven by technological changes. The pace of technology-driven changes creates …

Determining factors in graduate recruitment and preparing students for success

D Jackson, L Riebe, F Macau - Education+ Training, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate graduate employer perceptions of determining
factors in recruitment decisions and their preferred use of recruitment channels. This study …

Mapping soft skills and further research directions for higher education: a bibliometric approach with structural topic modelling

EM Zahn, S Schöbel, M Saqr… - Studies in Higher …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The global landscape and labour market are rapidly evolving in the twenty-first century,
requiring individuals to adapt flexibly to new situations. Soft skills, such as problem-solving …

Soft skills centrality in graduate studies offerings

MP García-Chitiva, JC Correa - Studies in Higher Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Is it possible to measure how critical soft skills like leadership or teamwork are from the
viewpoint of graduate studies offerings? This paper provides a conceptual and …

Capability Reconceptualized: Towards a Landscape of Practice Approach in Graduate Employability.

B Soltani, KE Zegwaard - International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2024 - ERIC
To understand graduate employability, this paper uses a landscape of practice (LofP) lens,
and methods including narrative frames, observations, and interviews to interpret capability …

Work flexibility and firm growth: evidence from LEED data on the Emilia-Romagna region

A Arrighetti, L Cattani, F Landini… - Industrial and corporate …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In the last decades, work flexibility emerged as a key requirement firms must meet to face
volatile markets and highly differentiated product demand. This article compares two …

Education, routine, and complexity-biased key enabling technologies: Evidence from Emilia-Romagna, Italy

R Antonietti, L Cattani, F Gambarotto… - Industry and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT\We analyse the relationship between the endowment of Key Enabling
Technologies (KETs) and the demand for occupations, tasks, and skills in the local labour …

Social origins, tracking and occupational attainment in Italy

C Barone, M Triventi… - … and Life Course …, 2021 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
Students and parents choose among high school tracks based on the assumption that
academic tracks will offer a better preparation for university while vocational tracks will make …

Advanced Manufacturing Technology and the Demand for Tasks and Skills in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

R Antonietti, L Cattani, F Gambarotto, G Pedrini - Scienze Regionali, 2022 - rivisteweb.it
We analyze the relationship between advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), as a main
feature of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, and the demand for tasks and skills in the local labour …

[HTML][HTML] Do STEM women feel ethically and emotionally better prepared for their careers than men?

S Bawa, S Ananthram, D Bennett, S Parida - Acta Psychologica, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite a growing imperative for graduates to possess STEM skills, both to boost their
employability prospects and their perceived economic value, it is critical to also consider the …