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Gauging the development of innovative capabilities in Accounting and Finance students: can they drive the national innovation agenda?
Author(s) -
Jackson Denise
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-629X
pISSN - 0810-5391
DOI - 10.1111/acfi.12371
Subject(s) - business , accounting , national development , knowledge management , finance , economics , economic growth , computer science
As automation catalyses the shift from number‐crunching to more complex roles spanning risk management and strategic decision‐making, it is important that higher education is developing the capabilities for Accounting and Finance graduates to successfully contribute to innovation. The study gauges the development of innovative capabilities among students and new graduates using national data from 2012 to 2015. It identifies gaps in the development of certain capabilities, discusses the implications of these and presents strategies for improvement. Findings will inform stakeholders how to better prepare these graduates to contribute to innovation and, ultimately, improve economic growth and global competitiveness in Australia.