Abstract
Problem statement: In this study, job vacancies in accountancy were used as examples to explore the relationship between schooling and enterprises’ demands for talents. Data of job vacancies and demands in accountancy from 2005-2009 were obtained from the well-known 1111 Job Bank. Approach: The grey prediction of the grey theory was applied to predict possible number of job vacancies in accountancy and trend in 2010 and 2011. Results: According to the test results and predictions, the number of job vacancies in accountancy will increase stably in the coming two years. Conclusion: The advantage of this study provided a practical framework, the sources of accountants in enterprises are mainly students graduated from vocational schools and senior high schools. Usually, having studied in accounting related departments is not a requirement for the jobs.
Highlights
In the early days, under the clear guidance of the government, industries in Taiwan had been developed aggressively
There had been lots of talents the society and enterprises need in Taiwan
After 50 years of hard work, some of the technicians in those days are business owners who possess unique techniques in processing, and have established small and medium enterprises noted by the world
Summary
Under the clear guidance of the government, industries in Taiwan had been developed aggressively. Departments of schools of all levels and job vacancies from enterprises in Taiwan have drawn part of students to the field of service trade. According to the survey in August, 2009 by Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, the reasons of manpower shortage in the fields of accounting, statistics, math and related assistants include: increasing volume of business, seasons, organization change, disqualified skills of current employees, turnover, dirty and dangerous working environment, laws and regulations and other factors. According to the statistics from the Ministry of Education, in 2009, there were 21,454 students studying in accounting-related departments in universities and 1,757 in vocational schools. The prediction obtained was much more accurate than predictions made with other methods. Youxin et al (2009) Anhui applied revised grey model to predict the demand for electricity in Taiwan and significantly improved the accuracy of the original grey model
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