Essential Soft Skills for Successful Business Graduates in Vietnam

作     者：Hang T. T. Truong Ronald S. Laura 

作者机构：The University of Newcastle Australia 

出 版 物：《Sociology Study》 

年 卷 期：2015年第5卷第10期

页      面：759-763页

学科分类：040106[教育学-高等教育学] 12[管理学] 0401[教育学-教育学] 04[教育学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 

主　　题：Soft skills hard skills curriculum reform business success 

摘      要：In recent years, an impressive research literature of relevance to business education has accumulated from several diverse areas of study to show that without the acquisition of what have come to be called ＂soft skills＂, the level of potential success in the context of business transactions, production, and international trade cannot be maximised. To be clear, soft skills refer to an array of personal skills such as the capacity to communicate, and problem-solve, possess leadership qualities, and the ability to work well in a team, be amicable, and a good listener. Indeed, there are some studies to which the authors will allude that reveal that ＂soft skills＂ are in fact more important to success in business than competencies of＂hard skills＂ or the technological production skills upon which business itself must also depend. The central objective of this paper is to exhibit the relevance of this new understanding of the integral role played by soft skills in business success, and thus to the economic growth enjoyed by a country. What the authors say about the particular pertinence which the research on soft skills has for Vietnam is likely to be equally important to improving success in business for other developing countries.