Cinderella Revisited: A Historical Perspective to Graduate Work in Retailing

Ho Keat Leng ()
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Ho Keat Leng: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Address: 50

Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, 2013, issue 9(1), 181-194

Abstract: The retail industry has been employing more graduates in recent years but unfortunately, it has been met with limited success. The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical perspective to the employment of graduates in the retail industry by firstly examining the nature of retail work and how it has changed over the last century. Subsequently, the paper examines the debate on the role of education and training in the retail industry. Drawing on these examinations, the paper concludes that retailers need to realign their graduate employment policies to match what they are able to offer to what graduates need

Keywords: recruitment; graduate employment; retail work; historical analysis; education and training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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