Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities

Graduate unemployment is considered as one of the main social development problems facing the Malaysian government. One of the potential careers to solve and reduce the unemployment problem is entrepreneurship.Training, internship and entrepreneurship program must be encouraged to the Malaysian Univ...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Akilah, Danila, Raudah, Ibrahim, Marhaiza
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2014
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13453/1/90.pdf
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Danila, Raudah
Ibrahim, Marhaiza
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description Graduate unemployment is considered as one of the main social development problems facing the Malaysian government. One of the potential careers to solve and reduce the unemployment problem is entrepreneurship.Training, internship and entrepreneurship program must be encouraged to the Malaysian University students for changing their mindset as to become self-reliant by having entrepreneurship spirit and culture.Thus, this study focuses on the individual development by using accounting simulation model to inculcate the entrepreneurial attributes and values in the mindset of the accounting students thus encourage them to become entrepreneur.From the literature, attributes and values of entrepreneur are dignity, self-esteem, good moral values, responsible, honest, knowledgeable, achievement oriented, self-confident, do not give up easily, wise, optimistic, like to work on own, quick to made decision, like change, like a challenge, good mixer, good planner, like to take risks, and trusting.These characteristics are knowledge and skills which can be acquired, trained and improved over time.This research proposes the accounting simulation model to develop the entrepreneurial characteristic among accounting students in Malaysian public universities.This research utilizes a survey method using a questionnaire. The findings of the study provide insights to the academics and Malaysian government in promoting the entrepreneur characteristics a basis for planning, developing and implementing entrepreneurial strategic policy and practices in Malaysia especially related to graduate entrepreneurs.
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spelling uum-134532016-04-12T06:47:05Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13453/ Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities Abdullah, Akilah Danila, Raudah Ibrahim, Marhaiza HF5601 Accounting LB2300 Higher Education Graduate unemployment is considered as one of the main social development problems facing the Malaysian government. One of the potential careers to solve and reduce the unemployment problem is entrepreneurship.Training, internship and entrepreneurship program must be encouraged to the Malaysian University students for changing their mindset as to become self-reliant by having entrepreneurship spirit and culture.Thus, this study focuses on the individual development by using accounting simulation model to inculcate the entrepreneurial attributes and values in the mindset of the accounting students thus encourage them to become entrepreneur.From the literature, attributes and values of entrepreneur are dignity, self-esteem, good moral values, responsible, honest, knowledgeable, achievement oriented, self-confident, do not give up easily, wise, optimistic, like to work on own, quick to made decision, like change, like a challenge, good mixer, good planner, like to take risks, and trusting.These characteristics are knowledge and skills which can be acquired, trained and improved over time.This research proposes the accounting simulation model to develop the entrepreneurial characteristic among accounting students in Malaysian public universities.This research utilizes a survey method using a questionnaire. The findings of the study provide insights to the academics and Malaysian government in promoting the entrepreneur characteristics a basis for planning, developing and implementing entrepreneurial strategic policy and practices in Malaysia especially related to graduate entrepreneurs. Elsevier Ltd. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13453/1/90.pdf Abdullah, Akilah and Danila, Raudah and Ibrahim, Marhaiza (2014) Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities. In: International Conference on Accounting Studies (ICAS) 2014, 18 - 19 August 2014, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.11.159 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.11.159 doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.11.159
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Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities
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title_full Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities
title_fullStr Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities
title_full_unstemmed Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities
title_short Developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at Malaysian public universities
title_sort developing entrepreneurial accounting graduates using accounting simulation model among accounting students at malaysian public universities
topic HF5601 Accounting
LB2300 Higher Education
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13453/1/90.pdf
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