Audit of accounting program on oral communications apprehension: a comparative study among accounting students

Business research identified communications apprehension as a problem for improving communication skills. Research has indicated that communication skills are very important to employers in hiring and promotion decisions. This study provides empirical evidence as to whether the accounting program ha...

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Published in:Managerial auditing journal 2003-12, Vol.18 (9), p.751-760
Main Authors: Aly, Ibrahim M, Islam, Majidul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountants
Accounting
Audits
Careers
College students
Communication
Communication skills
Comparative studies
Employment
Employment interviews
Interpersonal communication
Occupations
Pedagogy
Personality
Skill development
Skills
Students
Success
Verbal communication
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Summary:Business research identified communications apprehension as a problem for improving communication skills. Research has indicated that communication skills are very important to employers in hiring and promotion decisions. This study provides empirical evidence as to whether the accounting program has contributed toward lowering the level of communications apprehension on two groups of accounting students: those who are entering the program and others who are exiting the program. Findings show that there is no significant difference between the level of communications apprehension between the groups when they entered the program and the time when they exited the program, raising a question of the potency of the accounting program in alleviating the communications apprehension of accounting students. Some remedial measures have been suggested.
ISSN:0268-6902
1758-7735
DOI:10.1108/02686900310500514