Lori Koste
Grand Valley State University
Dr. Koste is an Associate Professor of Management in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University. She teaches Operations Management and Supply Chain Management courses.
There are growing concerns about higher education costs and student debt. Time to graduation, and delays associated with a major change, can impact student debt. Thus, choice of business major continues to be a vital... [ view full abstract ]
There are growing concerns about higher education costs and student debt. Time to graduation, and delays associated with a major change, can impact student debt. Thus, choice of business major continues to be a vital issue.
There is currently a shortage of SC professionals, which business schools seek to address by providing graduates with the necessary skills. Skills desired by employers have been frequently examined, and include leadership, communication skills, and work ethic, among others. While some of these skills can be fostered within business schools, there are elements of these which are personality-based, and may not change significantly during a business program. Therefore, awareness of these characteristics and skills is relevant to major choice prior to the decision.
This study seeks to address this gap, by evaluating characteristics of successful SC professionals from three sources – practitioners, faculty, and students.
Keywords: SC professionals, SC skills, business major, survey research
