Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration

In the rapid development of Global Business Services (GBS) industry, there is a need to nurture quality and capable talent pool. One of the efforts is through industry-academia collaboration in offering of GBS course at the university. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) together with TalentCor...

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Main Authors:	Aini Aman, Yusasniza Mohd Yunus, Ruhanita Maelah, Zaini Embong, Zakiah Muhammaddun Mohamed, Syaima’adznan, Ab Aziz Ahmad, Zarith Nurzarifah, Dahlia Fernandez
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/1/23517-80924-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-132972019-08-27T21:16:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/ Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration Aini Aman, Yusasniza Mohd Yunus, Ruhanita Maelah, Zaini Embong, Zakiah Muhammaddun Mohamed, Syaima’adznan, Ab Aziz Ahmad, Zarith Nurzarifah, Dahlia Fernandez, In the rapid development of Global Business Services (GBS) industry, there is a need to nurture quality and capable talent pool. One of the efforts is through industry-academia collaboration in offering of GBS course at the university. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) together with TalentCorp and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) collaborativelydeveloped the first GBS course in Asia. The course consists of three days of intensive seminar and ten weeks of case study project. Both seminar and case study project require direct interaction with GBS firms. The purpose of this paper is to assess the challenges of offering the GBS course faced by its stakeholders. Based on data gathered through survey and roundtable discussions, this paper presents challenges in delivering the course content and achieving the course objectives. Findings suggest that the main challenges are commitment, time management and students’ preparation. Despite these challenges, the course has direct impacts on the stakeholders as the GBS course heightens awareness on GBS industry among future graduates and helps increase their employability in the industry. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/1/23517-80924-1-PB.pdf Aini Aman, and Yusasniza Mohd Yunus, and Ruhanita Maelah, and Zaini Embong, and Zakiah Muhammaddun Mohamed, and Syaima’adznan, and Ab Aziz Ahmad, and Zarith Nurzarifah, and Dahlia Fernandez, (2017) Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration. Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance, 8 ((SI)). pp. 85-91. ISSN 2180-3838 http://ejournal.ukm.my/ajac/issue/view/1068/showToc
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description	In the rapid development of Global Business Services (GBS) industry, there is a need to nurture quality and capable talent pool. One of the efforts is through industry-academia collaboration in offering of GBS course at the university. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) together with TalentCorp and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) collaborativelydeveloped the first GBS course in Asia. The course consists of three days of intensive seminar and ten weeks of case study project. Both seminar and case study project require direct interaction with GBS firms. The purpose of this paper is to assess the challenges of offering the GBS course faced by its stakeholders. Based on data gathered through survey and roundtable discussions, this paper presents challenges in delivering the course content and achieving the course objectives. Findings suggest that the main challenges are commitment, time management and students’ preparation. Despite these challenges, the course has direct impacts on the stakeholders as the GBS course heightens awareness on GBS industry among future graduates and helps increase their employability in the industry.
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author	Aini Aman, Yusasniza Mohd Yunus, Ruhanita Maelah, Zaini Embong, Zakiah Muhammaddun Mohamed, Syaima’adznan, Ab Aziz Ahmad, Zarith Nurzarifah, Dahlia Fernandez,
spellingShingle	Aini Aman, Yusasniza Mohd Yunus, Ruhanita Maelah, Zaini Embong, Zakiah Muhammaddun Mohamed, Syaima’adznan, Ab Aziz Ahmad, Zarith Nurzarifah, Dahlia Fernandez, Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration
author_facet	Aini Aman, Yusasniza Mohd Yunus, Ruhanita Maelah, Zaini Embong, Zakiah Muhammaddun Mohamed, Syaima’adznan, Ab Aziz Ahmad, Zarith Nurzarifah, Dahlia Fernandez,
author_sort	Aini Aman,
title	Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration
title_short	Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration
title_full	Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration
title_fullStr	Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration
title_full_unstemmed	Talent pool for Global Business Services: industry-academia collaboration
title_sort	talent pool for global business services: industry-academia collaboration
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/13297/1/23517-80924-1-PB.pdf
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