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Employers and Graduates Perceived Skills and Knowledge Important for Accounting Careers in Ghana

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  • Otabil Emmanuel Kyereda

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, Valley View University, Accra, Ghana)

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This study examined the perceptions of employers and accounting graduates about the skills and knowledge they consider important to their career in Ghana. The results showed that the accounting graduates perceived a number of skills and knowledge to be important, such as exhibiting honesty, continuous learning, work ethics, problem solving abilities, time management, comprehension of responsibilities, analytical thinking, decision making, teamwork, ethical awareness, flexibility, critical thinking and stress management. Gender significantly influences the perceptions of accounting graduates, and the study recommended that heads of the accounting departments and accounting lecturers should ensure that their accounting students undergo mandatory internship during the long vacations not less than three times before they graduate from school.

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  • Otabil Emmanuel Kyereda, 2024. "Employers and Graduates Perceived Skills and Knowledge Important for Accounting Careers in Ghana," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 11(8), pages 12-26, August.
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