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Differences in accounting students' perceptions of their development of generic skills and emotional intelligence in a heterogeneous classroomKirstein, Marina January 2016 (has links)
Aspiring professional accountants need to develop certain competencies comprising
both technical knowledge and professional skills (also referred to as generic skills),
during their initial professional development (IPD). However, despite interventions to
develop these competencies, there is still a gap between employers' expectations and
graduates' competencies. It has been argued that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) may be
the missing link in the IPD of professional accountants. It has been suggested that
instructors should adopt specific non-traditional pedagogical approaches to develop
professional skills and EQ. The effectiveness of these approaches may, however, be
compromised by the diversity in the classroom. Instructors should take cognisance of
the demographic differences of the individuals within the student group and the impact
of these differences on the development of professional skills and EQ, when selecting
the pedagogical approaches. Instructors should also take cognisance of the interaction
between demographic variables within the demographic groups. This dissertation
explored demographic differences in students' perceptions of the professional skills
developed at the end of their IPD. Statistically significant differences were noted
between different demographic groups of students on whether they have developed
professional skills. This dissertation further explored the differences in EQ between
demographic groups of students. Statistically significant differences were not only
noted in EQ between these demographic groups of students but also within these
demographic groups. Although this dissertation considers South African students, the
results may be of interest to other multicultural and multilingual environments,
particularly environments that have a history of socio-economic inequity and racial
injustice. / Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / Accounting / MCom / Unrestricted
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Work-related sense of coherence : demographical differences and its relationship with work engagement in a motor retail organisation in GautengRamasodi, Sekgoma Elsie 01 1900 (has links)
The aim of the dissertation was to investigate the demographical differences on Work-SoC, and the relationship between work-related sense of coherence (Work-SoC) and work engagement in a motor retail organisation in Gauteng.
The Work-related sense of coherence (Work-SoC) scale, Utrecht work engagement (UWES-9) scale and a biographical questionnaire were applied in the data collection from 326 employees in a motor retail organisation in Gauteng.
The results indicated a strong relationship between Work-SoC and work engagement and that Work-SoC does predict work engagement. Except for tenure and gender, all demographical variables showed statistically significant mean differences on Work-SoC.
The study has added valuable knowledge to the existing literature as it was the first to investigate mean differences on Work-SoC for different demographical groups and also investigate the relationship between Work-SoC and work engagement in the South African environment. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)
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