Developing soft skills for management through virtual internships
Purpose: The objective of this research is to statistically contrast the initial level of students’ soft skills against the subsequent level after having completed a virtual internship. These online internships took place during the period of social distancing by COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodolo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Concepción
2023-07-01
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| Series: | RAN |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/ran/article/view/9556 |
| Summary: | Purpose: The objective of this research is to statistically contrast the initial level of students’ soft skills against the subsequent level after having completed a virtual internship. These online internships took place during the period of social distancing by COVID-19 pandemic.
Design/methodology: The methodology consisted of a pre-experimental pretest/post-test design with a single treatment group.
Findings: achievement orientation, planning and organization, stress management, decision-making, problem-solving and emotional intelligence skills increased significantly after completing the online internship. Practical Implications: the findings lend themselves useful to guide higher education institutions in updating their curricula to meet the demands of the labour market in terms of soft skills in the so-called new post-pandemic reality.
Originality/value: We provide evidence that virtual internships can have positive returns in terms of soft skills training. Previous studies were limited to recommending that internships be implemented on face-to-face mode. |
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| ISSN: | 0719-7713 0719-6245 |