Abstract
<p class="BodyA"><em>Our central objective in this paper is twofold: first, to examine the scholarly literature on the technological importance of soft skills in Business, and second, to review the major research studies on the views of employers and the industries they serve regarding the specific character and combination sets of key soft skills best suited for business professionals located in four distinct and economically vibrant major business regions of the world. The key findings have been distilled from the literature and analysed to identify patterns of congruence, with the aim of cataloguing reasonably discrete combinatory sets of soft skills ideally suited to the specific business priorities which characterise these four different regions. The concluding section of the paper will consider the extent to which these distinct skill sets can be pedagogically developed in such a way that they become deeply embedded as foundational in the creation of an international business school curriculum, featuring five discrete sets of soft skills, each of which is ideally constructed for one of the four different regions.</em><em></em></p>
Highlights
In recent years, the world has witnessed rapid developments in technology which have dramatically transformed the nature of business transactions irrevocably
We submit that a sufficient scholarly literature has accumulated to establish that economic success in the global market place depends crucially on the effective use of intangible assets, such as communication skills, amiability, interpersonal and negotiation skills, which serve as a vital resource for achieving competitive advantages in global trading (Lisbon Council, 2007)
To create and nurture top notch successful business professionals, it is imperative to develop training programs in business schools which are devoted to the cultivation and fine-tuning of soft skills designed to maximise the success of their business negotiations
Summary
The world has witnessed rapid developments in technology which have dramatically transformed the nature of business transactions irrevocably. The transition has been informed and shaped by monumental changes in the interactive capabilities and sophistication of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and its globalization (Jayaram, 2012). The Business World is defined by new rules of engagement as it comes to grips with increasing technological advances, radically new business opportunities and the array of challenges, technological and sociocultural, which have been engendered by the ICT phenomenon. Such significant changes have necessitated business www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/jecs
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