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Importance of Social Competency Development During Business University Studies

Open Access
|Dec 2020

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Most important competencies for labor market according to graduates

Source: own survey

Figure 2

Importance of competencies for workplace

Source: own survey

Table 1

Competencies related to decision making

Pearson’s correlationrp-value
Decision making – logic thinking0.3420.000
Decision making – communicativeness0.3110.000
Decision making – target orientation0.4550.000
Decision making – ethics0.4550.000
Decision making – self-consciousness0.2450.000
Decision making – stress management0.2580.000
Decision making – intercultural communication0.2460.000
Decision making – ability to motivate others0.3370.000

[i] Source: own survey

Table 2

Competencies related to logic thinking

Pearson’s correlationrp-value
Logic thinking – communicativeness0.3090.000
Logic thinking – performance0.2580.000
Logic thinking – language skills0.2500.000
Logic thinking – detail orientation0.2350.001
Logic thinking – self-consciousness0.2320.001
Logic thinking – active listening0.2250.001
Logic thinking – ability to motivate others0.2230.001
Logic thinking – ability to gain information0.2550.000
Logic thinking – ability to evaluate others0.2410.002

[i] Source: own survey

Table 3

Competencies related to communication skills

Pearson’s correlationrp-value
Communicativeness – target orientation0.2020.004
Communicativeness – ethics0.2430.000
Communicativeness – adaptability0.2670.000
Communicativeness – self-consciousness0.2880.000
Communicativeness – intercultural communication0.2070.003
Communicativeness – active listening0.2640.000
Communicativeness – ability to networking0.2210.001
Communicativeness – ability to gain information0.2290.001
Communicativeness – ability to evaluate others0.2030.004

[i] Source: own survey

Table 4

Competencies related to self-consciousness

Pearson’s correlationrp-value
Self-consciousness – intercultural communication0.2180.002
Self-consciousness – respect to others0.2150.002
Self-consciousness – ability to motivate others0.2240.001
Self-consciousness – ability to gain information0.2090.003
Self-consciousness – ability to evaluate others0.3410.000

[i] Source: own survey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2020-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746 (formerly 1804-8285)
Language: English
Page range: 300 - 323
Published on: Dec 31, 2020
Published by: European Research University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Lucie Depoo, Markéta Šnýdrová, Ivana Šnýdrová, Gabriela Ježková Petrů, published by European Research University
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