Making business graduates work-ready by cultivating their durable skills

Mitsakis, F ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8454-5777 and Leinster, J, 2025. Making business graduates work-ready by cultivating their durable skills. In: Ye, J-H, Xu, C, Chai, J and Nong, W, eds., Development and trends of contemporary higher education [working title]. IntechOpen.

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Abstract

This chapter examines the development of durable skills among business graduates by integrating these skills into the curriculum of a UK business school. Despite higher education institutions’ (HEIs) claims to prepare students for successful careers, a disconnect persists between these claims and the tangible teaching of essential skills within the curriculum. Through a carefully designed seven-week Strategic Human Resource Development module, utilising a ‘dark side’ case study integrated with game-based learning concepts (GBL). This research addresses the skills gap identified by employers. It utilised the case difficulty cube in conjunction with game-based learning principles to foster critical competencies, including problem-solving, critical thinking, adaptability and resilience. Data from reflective accounts reveal that this pedagogical approach successfully enhances students’ preparedness for the workplace by integrating the development of durable skills into their learning journey. This chapter contributes to ongoing discussions by demonstrating the effectiveness of transparent curriculum design and immersive simulation in fortifying work readiness among graduates.

Item Type:	Chapter in book
Creators:	Mitsakis, F. and Leinster, J.
Publisher:	IntechOpen
Date:	8 July 2025
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.5772/intechopen.1011462 DOI 2468208 Other
Rights:	© 2025 The Author(s). Licensee IntechOpen. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Laura Borcherds
Date Added:	15 Jul 2025 16:47
Last Modified:	15 Jul 2025 16:47
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53953

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