Employability And It Competency Of Accounting Graduates In Responding To 4Ir

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has rapidly expanded the use of technology and impacted businesses, including the accounting sector where the role of accounting and duties of accountants are changing quite extensively. In response to this situation, this study aims to identify and analyse the...

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Main Author:	Zolkifli, Nur Liyana
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	HD28-70 Management Industrial Management
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spelling	my-usm-ep.613232024-10-17T03:39:09Z Employability And It Competency Of Accounting Graduates In Responding To 4Ir 2023-03 Zolkifli, Nur Liyana HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has rapidly expanded the use of technology and impacted businesses, including the accounting sector where the role of accounting and duties of accountants are changing quite extensively. In response to this situation, this study aims to identify and analyse the expected information technology (IT) competency of Malaysian accounting graduates in the 4IR. The gap between the job market’s expectations upon accounting graduates’ competency level has led to the formation of IT competency model at the end of the study. In this study, Neo-Correspondence Theory (NCT) is used as a theoretical lens to examine the IT competency amongst accounting graduates and the employers’ expectations in the workplace within the context of 4IR. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore the work environment and IT competency requirements from the perspectives of employers and accounting graduates. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and documentary reviews and analysed using a thematic analysis approach. This study found that there is a gap between employers’ expectations and accounting graduates’ IT competency concerning the IT competency expected in the 4IR era. Emerging technologies require accounting graduates to have relevant and sufficient IT competencies to ensure their employability. 2023-03 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/61323/ http://eprints.usm.my/61323/1/24%20Pages%20from%20NUR%20LIYANA%20BINTI%20ZOLKIFLI.pdf application/pdf en public masters Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut Pusat Pengajian Pengurusan
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description	The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has rapidly expanded the use of technology and impacted businesses, including the accounting sector where the role of accounting and duties of accountants are changing quite extensively. In response to this situation, this study aims to identify and analyse the expected information technology (IT) competency of Malaysian accounting graduates in the 4IR. The gap between the job market’s expectations upon accounting graduates’ competency level has led to the formation of IT competency model at the end of the study. In this study, Neo-Correspondence Theory (NCT) is used as a theoretical lens to examine the IT competency amongst accounting graduates and the employers’ expectations in the workplace within the context of 4IR. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore the work environment and IT competency requirements from the perspectives of employers and accounting graduates. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and documentary reviews and analysed using a thematic analysis approach. This study found that there is a gap between employers’ expectations and accounting graduates’ IT competency concerning the IT competency expected in the 4IR era. Emerging technologies require accounting graduates to have relevant and sufficient IT competencies to ensure their employability.
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title	Employability And It Competency Of Accounting Graduates In Responding To 4Ir
title_short	Employability And It Competency Of Accounting Graduates In Responding To 4Ir
title_full	Employability And It Competency Of Accounting Graduates In Responding To 4Ir
title_fullStr	Employability And It Competency Of Accounting Graduates In Responding To 4Ir
title_full_unstemmed	Employability And It Competency Of Accounting Graduates In Responding To 4Ir
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