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Communication Needs of Recent Graduates

Anita S. Bednar, Robert J. Olney

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The age of the technological office is here.Are we as edu- cators meeting the needs of recent graduates who are employed in these offices?The American Council on Edu- cation recently reported, as requested by President Reagan's s Commission on Industrial Competitiveness,' that university business schools must seek to insure that their graduates are competent in oral and written communication.The Council also reported that too few schools teach the interpersonal skills that effective managers need.This need seems

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The age of the technological office is here.Are we as edu- cators meeting the needs of recent graduates who are employed in these offices?The American Council on Edu- cation recently reported, as requested by President Reagan's s Commission on Industrial Competitiveness,' that university business schools must seek to insure that their graduates are competent in oral and written communication.The Council also reported that too few schools teach the interpersonal skills that effective managers need.This need seems

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The age of the technological office is here.Are we as edu- cators meeting the needs of recent graduates who are employed in these offices?The American Council on Edu- cation recently reported, as requested by President Reagan's s Commission on Industrial Competitiveness,' that university business schools must seek to insure that their graduates are competent in oral and written communication.The Council also reported that too few schools teach the interpersonal skills that effective managers need.This need seems

Key concepts: Business communication, Higher education, Organizational communication, Business, Public relations, Pedagogy, Medical education, Sociology

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