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A Study Of The Gap Between The Expected Specialized Skills Of Accounting Graduates And Actual Level In Iran

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  • MAHDI SALEHI

    (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran)

  • HOSSEIN MIRZAEI

    (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran)

  • MOSTAFA BAHRAMI

    (Hidaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran)

Abstract

Need for valuable experience and knowledge as well as support for graduates are the requirements of growth in societies. The purpose of the present research was to study the difference between the expected administrative and specialized skills of accounting graduates. This research was an applied study in which the data collected using a questionnaire and was analyzed suing Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal- Wallis one-way ANOVA. The population of the research consisted of auditors, financial statement preparers, and financial statement users. The results showed significant differences between the expected and the actual skills of graduates. Also group comparison suggested significant differences in terms of the expected skills, but no significant difference was observed between these groups in their actual skills.

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  • Mahdi Salehi & Hossein Mirzaei & Mostafa Bahrami, 2013. "A Study Of The Gap Between The Expected Specialized Skills Of Accounting Graduates And Actual Level In Iran," JOURNAL STUDIA UNIVERSITATIS BABES-BOLYAI NEGOTIA, Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Business.
    • Handle: RePEc:bbn:journl:2013_3_1_salehi
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    Keywords

    expected skills; actual skills; accounting graduates;
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    JEL classification:

    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
    • M42 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Auditing
    • N25 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Asia including Middle East

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