Employability Skills Competence of Business Education Graduates in Managing Businesses

Edet Effiong Okon

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Employability Skills Competence of Business Education Graduates in Managing Businesses

Edet Effiong Okon

Published in American Journal of Management Science and Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 6)

Received: 14 March 2020 Accepted: 10 April 2020 Published: 11 December 2020

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This study determined the skill competence for managing businesses among fresh graduates of business education and achieved three objectives, answered three research questions and tested three null hypotheses. Descriptive survey design was used and the study was conducted in Calabar - Nigeria with a population of 61 fresh graduates and a sample of 60 respondents. Questionnaire generated data analysed using the dependent t-test statistical analysis. Findings are that there is no significant influence of record-keeping, accounting and marketing on the management of small-scale businesses among business education graduates in Calabar. Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions are drawn: Record-keeping and accounting skills are very highly needed; marketing skill is lowly needed in the management of small-scale businesses among Business Education graduates in Calabar. It is further concluded that record-keeping skill; marketing skill; and accounting skills have no significant influence on the management of small-scale businesses among Business Education graduates in Calabar. The recommendations made from the conclusion are that: Record-keeping skills are practically demonstrated by business education undergraduates to help them in the management of small-scale businesses on graduation; marketing skills be practically demonstrated by business education undergraduates to help them in the management of small-scale businesses on graduation; accounting skills are practically demonstrated by business education undergraduates to help them in the management of small-scale businesses on graduation.

Published in	American Journal of Management Science and Engineering (Volume 5, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajmse.20200506.11
Page(s)	70-78
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Business Education, Employability, Skill Competence, Business Operation, Graduates, Record-keeping, Marketing, Accounting

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Business Education Programme, Department of Vocational Education, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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