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Table 10. Soft skills comparison: Kruskall-Wallis procedure results
df
Asymp. Sig.
Skills
Manage time
1
0.00
Possess oral presentation skills
1
0.01
Have a good sense of humor
1
0.01
Be willing to undergo ongoing professional
development
1
0.01
Be able to prepare multimedia presentations
1
0.01
Quickly acquire new skills
1
0.01
Meet deadlines
1
0.03
Work under pressure
1
0.05
Possess written communication skills
1
0.05
Have leadership potential
1
0.07
Work independently
1
0.10
Independently acquire new skills
1
0.11
Work as a team
1
0.20
Possess business analysis skills
1
0.33
Be able to work with people from different
disciplines
1
0.35
Have a client-focused service ethic
1
0.36
Handle concurrent tasks
1
0.36
Accept direction
1
0.43
Be able to interact with people of different
backgrounds
1
0.43
Possess problem-solving skills
1
0.54
Possess problem definition skills
1
0.56
Think creatively
1
0.65
Have information seeking skills
1
0.71
Place organizational objectives first
1
0.80
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Vested interest
: Some academic institutions supplement the enrollment in less relevant
or popular subjects through inclusion of those subjects in a popular curriculum such
as Information Systems. In many institutions, economic incentives exist for students
to be enrolled in subjects within a single administrative unit, such as a business or IT
faculty.
