The relevance of knowledge as an input in the productive process has increased the complexity of the process of hiring in the market of qualified work. As a consequence, a process of reflection on the adequacy of university accreditation to the needs of the labor market has generated. Academics, managers and experts in labor market of highly skilled workers have taken part in this reflection for a long time. This paper aims to identify the most relevant professional competencies in the employability of graduates in Economics and Business. The analysis is based on a qualitative research which adopts the opinions of employers as its source of information. This information has been obtained through thorough interviews and a discussion group. Entrepreneurs, managers of student practices of the University of Barcelona, labor market, experts, representatives of business organizations, and academics, have participated in the process. Attention is focused on the perception of the interviewees regarding the required knowledge, skills and attitudes, the extent to which developed those abilities and the changes that would be needed to achieve a better match between the acquired competencies and those required by the labor market. Taking into account the classification of skills carried out in this study (Tuning Project), we conclude that employers particularly value generic skills. However, there are evaluative differences depending on the type of companies. In addition, deficiencies are also evidenced in relevant aspects, such as practical training and in initiative, analytical or organization skills. Lastly, opinions of respondents also suggest that it would be convenient to bring closer the Universities and enterprises, at least in the economic and business fields.

El fracaso de las bases del modelo productivo español fundamentado en una baja productividad se ha traducido en una incapacidad absoluta de reacción frente a la crisis económica con crecientes tasas de paro y un grave estancamiento del PIB. El principal reto de la economía española requiere de apuestas decididas por pilares en los que se sustente un nuevo modelo productivo, esto es, la creatividad, la innovación y el conocimiento. Este artículo abordará en primer lugar el marco teórico en el que se enmarca el papel que asume el territorio en el siglo xxi como motor de cambio económico. Seguidamente, se identificarán los aspectos clave del actual modelo productivo y, a continuación, se estudiará la contribución del territorio al cambio de modelo sobre la base de cuatro grandes áreas metropolitanas: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia y Bilbao. Finalmente, se incidirá en las recomendaciones de política pública a la luz de los anteriores resultados.

El estudio de la empleabilidad pretende analizar las competencias desarrolladas por los estudiantes y su relevancia para la consecución de un empleo. Se trata de reducir los desajustes entre oferta y demanda de trabajo. La realización de prácticas en empresas se ha revelado como un importante factor de mejora de la empleabilidad, porque mejora de las competencias de los graduados universitarios. En este trabajo se ha analizado el papel de las prácticas en la mejora de dichas competencias y, en consecuencia, del papel de las mismas en la empleabilidad de los graduados. Para ello, se ha elaborado un cuestionario, basado en las cuatro dimensiones de la empleabilidad derivadas del análisis teórico, que incluyen ítems referentes a: competencias instrumentales e interpersonales, así como relacionados con la motivación y la adecuación o ajuste de las prácticas a la formación del estudiante. El cuestionario se ha enviado a 580 estudiantes de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ADE) de la Facultad de Economía y Empresa (FEE) de la Universidad de Barcelona (UB). Del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC), realizado con los resultados de la encuesta, se ha obtenido un modelo cuyas variables latentes confirman los cuatro factores previamente definidos de acuerdo con la teoría: las competencias instrumentales, las competencias interpersonales, la motivación y la adecuación de las prácticas. Adicionalmente, el modelo muestra la existencia de diferencias de género relacionadas con la motivación de los estudiantes en la realización de las prácticas.

Throughout the second half of the 20th century, there has been an important evolution in the thinking and attitudes of women and men towards gender equality. But this evolution has not taken place homogeneously in all areas, including the university, despite being an institution for the generation and transmission of knowledge. Studying the perceptions of current students about gender roles and equality is important to analyze the change in these attitudes. The objective of this work is to explore the factors that can determine the evolution of these perceptions during the university stage. For this purpose, a survey was designed and sent to 716 students from the universities of Barcelona and Cartagena de Indias. A logistic regression model was used to estimate the factors that determine these changes. The results show the importance of training in gender perspective, especially highlighting the relevance of gender mainstreaming. However, differences are observed depending on the socioeconomic context to which each university is assigned. While in Barcelona pre-university training and the transmission of feminist values and movements are relevant; in Cartagena, it should be note the existence of factors related to socialization in egalitarian environments. These results highlight the convenience of introducing gender perspective in curricula and teaching practice.

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