The state of marketing education has been discussed a great deal in the discipline. Unfortunately... more The state of marketing education has been discussed a great deal in the discipline. Unfortunately, very few empirical studies have examined the actual perceptions of marketing academicians. To better understand these perceptions, a study was conducted that ...
The ten nation members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) utilize English as t... more The ten nation members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) utilize English as the official working language for the organization. This study focused on the nation of Thailand to examine the assessed level of English proficiency of its workforce in relation to its ability to interact within ASEAN’s economic community (AEC). This is the first academic study to utilize a sample population consisting of human resources personnel from the top 100 private companies in Thailand who are in charge of employee training for learning English. Self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain self-assessments on the issues of level of English proficiency, language training, resource allocation for communication preparedness in AEC, and overall perceptions of the importance of mastering English within their respective companies. The results indicate that the acquisition of English as an economic lingua franca was considered important regardless of the demographic factors of the company examined. A majority of the respondents expressed the belief that their businesses had provided adequate resource allocation for English preparedness and a majority also indicated that their respective workforces possessed adequate English skills. However, a majority also expressed assessments that the employees in their companies did not find it easy to learn English and that Thais in general, and their employees in particular, did not like learning the language.
International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2017
The primary goal of this study was to determine the factors related to accounting anxiety among M... more The primary goal of this study was to determine the factors related to accounting anxiety among MBA students who utilize English as a second language (ESL). The analysis included components within the learning environment and also differentiations as to demographic variables such as gender, age, ethnicity, and any prior undergraduate exposure to the study of accounting. A secondary goal of the study was to determine perception of anxiety among ESL students in an MBA program regarding quantitative courses as opposed to qualitative courses. Finally, the study examined different strategies used by ESL students to deal with accounting anxiety. The study found that there were significant differences in accounting anxiety based on gender, ethnicity, and exposure to undergraduate accounting. However, age was not a factor. In addition, the study supported the hypothesis that there is a negative relationship between levels of English proficiency and accounting anxiety. It also supported the hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between the levels of anxiety with classes involving quantitative subject matter. Finally, the study rejected significant differences in coping strategies by levels of accounting anxiety.
The state of marketing education has been discussed a great deal in the discipline. Unfortunately... more The state of marketing education has been discussed a great deal in the discipline. Unfortunately, very few empirical studies have examined the actual perceptions of marketing academicians. To better understand these perceptions, a study was conducted that ...
The ten nation members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) utilize English as t... more The ten nation members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) utilize English as the official working language for the organization. This study focused on the nation of Thailand to examine the assessed level of English proficiency of its workforce in relation to its ability to interact within ASEAN’s economic community (AEC). This is the first academic study to utilize a sample population consisting of human resources personnel from the top 100 private companies in Thailand who are in charge of employee training for learning English. Self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain self-assessments on the issues of level of English proficiency, language training, resource allocation for communication preparedness in AEC, and overall perceptions of the importance of mastering English within their respective companies. The results indicate that the acquisition of English as an economic lingua franca was considered important regardless of the demographic factors of the company examined. A majority of the respondents expressed the belief that their businesses had provided adequate resource allocation for English preparedness and a majority also indicated that their respective workforces possessed adequate English skills. However, a majority also expressed assessments that the employees in their companies did not find it easy to learn English and that Thais in general, and their employees in particular, did not like learning the language.
International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2017
The primary goal of this study was to determine the factors related to accounting anxiety among M... more The primary goal of this study was to determine the factors related to accounting anxiety among MBA students who utilize English as a second language (ESL). The analysis included components within the learning environment and also differentiations as to demographic variables such as gender, age, ethnicity, and any prior undergraduate exposure to the study of accounting. A secondary goal of the study was to determine perception of anxiety among ESL students in an MBA program regarding quantitative courses as opposed to qualitative courses. Finally, the study examined different strategies used by ESL students to deal with accounting anxiety. The study found that there were significant differences in accounting anxiety based on gender, ethnicity, and exposure to undergraduate accounting. However, age was not a factor. In addition, the study supported the hypothesis that there is a negative relationship between levels of English proficiency and accounting anxiety. It also supported the hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between the levels of anxiety with classes involving quantitative subject matter. Finally, the study rejected significant differences in coping strategies by levels of accounting anxiety.
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(ASEAN) utilize English as the official working language for the organization. This study focused on the nation of Thailand to examine the assessed level of English proficiency of its workforce in relation to its ability to interact within ASEAN’s economic community (AEC). This is the first academic study to utilize a sample population consisting of human resources personnel from the top 100 private companies in Thailand who are in charge of employee training for learning English. Self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain self-assessments on the issues of level of English proficiency, language training,
resource allocation for communication preparedness in AEC, and overall
perceptions of the importance of mastering English within their respective companies. The results indicate that the acquisition of English as an economic lingua franca was considered important regardless of the demographic factors of the company examined. A majority of the respondents expressed the belief
that their businesses had provided adequate resource allocation for English preparedness and a majority also indicated that their respective workforces possessed adequate English skills. However, a majority also expressed assessments that the employees in their companies did not find it easy to learn English and that Thais in general, and their employees in particular, did not like learning the language.
(ASEAN) utilize English as the official working language for the organization. This study focused on the nation of Thailand to examine the assessed level of English proficiency of its workforce in relation to its ability to interact within ASEAN’s economic community (AEC). This is the first academic study to utilize a sample population consisting of human resources personnel from the top 100 private companies in Thailand who are in charge of employee training for learning English. Self-administered questionnaires were used to obtain self-assessments on the issues of level of English proficiency, language training,
resource allocation for communication preparedness in AEC, and overall
perceptions of the importance of mastering English within their respective companies. The results indicate that the acquisition of English as an economic lingua franca was considered important regardless of the demographic factors of the company examined. A majority of the respondents expressed the belief
that their businesses had provided adequate resource allocation for English preparedness and a majority also indicated that their respective workforces possessed adequate English skills. However, a majority also expressed assessments that the employees in their companies did not find it easy to learn English and that Thais in general, and their employees in particular, did not like learning the language.