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Study on Practice of Soft Skills among the Workforce: A Case from Ready Made Garment (RMG) Industry of Bangladesh

Laila Zaman (), Md. Atiqur Rahman Sarker () and Nargis Akhter ()

International Journal of Asian Social Science, 2018, vol. 8, issue 10, 808-818

Abstract: The aim of this research is to identify the practice of soft skills in the workforce in the RMG sector. Data has been collected using a structured questionnaire. Stratified random sampling was used to determine the sample. Findings reveal that reliability is the most practiced skill whereas networking is the least practiced among the other given variables. In addition, the study showed that family and self-motivation are the sources of developing soft skills. The results indicate that the practice of soft skills are comparatively low in the RMG sector of Bangladesh. The findings of the research will assist the managers of RMG to review and incorporate the desired soft skills in their practice.

Keywords: Bangladesh; RMG; Workforce; Soft skills; Practice. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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