Annotated Bibliography | Are Business Student work-ready?

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Research Topic: Are business students work-ready?
Jackson, Denise. "Business graduate employability–where are we going
wrong?." Higher Education Research & Development 32, no. 5 (2013): 776-790.
The aim (or purpose) of the research was to find out the real issue behind the unemployability
of business graduates and thereby attempt to identify a model to develop the non-technical
skill set and knowledge base of the students through a phased-out and methodical approach.
The researcher, through secondary research by way of literature review in the given field, has
conceived the primary issue pertaining to the measurement of skill outcome and subsequent
transfer of students to the corporate arena. The research suggests that integrated learning and
internship should be incorporated within the course curriculum and course module in a more
detailed manner. However, the theoretical model may not be practically applicable as the
model may not be based on empirical research and study. Literature review in the graduate
employment horizon may not be a conclusive approach to establish the practical viability of
the model in a complex real-life scenario.
Tymon, Alex. "The student perspective on employability." Studies in higher
education 38, no. 6 (2013): 841-856.
The aim (or purpose) of the research was to examine the employability of graduate business
students in terms of knowledge and skill set in the UK context. Approximately more than 400
business students from one post-92 UK University have been asked several questions on
employability and the responses are summarised for subsequent analysis. The results show
that there are differences in the perception of the concept of employability among first,
second and third-year students. Such differences in the perception may primarily be
attributable to the fact of the knowledge gap, reality check, lack of engagement and practical
experience with the real world. The researcher, in the paper, presents certain recommendatory
measures for the Universities in the form of work-based training, practical approach in the
classroom teaching technique and strategic affiliation with corporate houses for internships in
a more comprehensive manner so as to enhance the scope for the graduates to increase their
employability. It may be observed that the research conducted is the primary research and
hence there remains the claim of originality in its findings and resultant analysis. However,
the respondents have been limited to one post-92 UK University and hence the sample may
not be perceived to be representative to the wider population of an entire graduate bunch of
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