| Abstract [eng] |
This Master’s Thesis analyses the determining factors of establishment of Klaipėda Business College (KLBC) graduates (2003-2006) in the study field of management and business administration in the labour market. For this purpose, the theoretical preconditions and factors of the College graduates’ placement have been analysed; the adequacy of the study programmes to the needs of Western Lithuania has been grounded; the placement research of the graduates in four years in Business Management, Insurance Management and Finance study programmes at KLBC has been carried out; conclusions and recommendations on how to enhance competitiveness have been suggested. The main factors preconditioning the placement of the respondents of the research: lack of practical preparation, insufficient interest taken in the labour market trends, features of traditional teaching/learning typical to the study process at KLBC. The adopted hypotheses: graduates of the study field of management and business administration get a marketable speciality in the labour market and majority of them work by speciality; majority of the respondents, who had a career objective, also work by speciality; advanced students gained sufficient knowledge and skills for professional activity, the lagging ones felt lack of them. The precondition – the better the marks, the more sufficient preparation for professional activity– was rejected. |
