Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

aini@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

yusas@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

ruhanita@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi Selangor MALAYSIA

zainiembong@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA


Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

syaima@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

aziz.ahmad@mmu.edu.my

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

zarith87@gmail.com

Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
MALAYSIA

dahliafernandez111@gmail.com

Abstract

In the rapid development of Global Business Services (GBS) industry, there is a need to nurture quality and capable talent pool. One of the efforts is through industry-academia collaboration in offering of GBS course at the university. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) together with TalentCorp and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) collaboratively developed the first GBS course in Asia. The course consists of three days of intensive seminar and ten weeks of case study project. Both seminar and case study project require direct interaction with GBS firms. The purpose of this paper is to assess the challenges of offering the GBS course faced by its stakeholders. Based on data gathered through survey and roundtable discussions, this paper presents challenges in delivering the course content and achieving the course objectives. Findings suggest that the main challenges are commitment, time management and students’ preparation. Despite these challenges, the course has direct impacts on the stakeholders as the GBS course heightens awareness on GBS industry among future graduates and helps increase their employability in the industry.

Keywords

Challenges, Global Business Services, Impact, Industry-Academia Collaboration, Talent Pool

DOI

Bibliography

Aman, A., Mohd Yunus, Y., Maelah, R., Embong, Z., Mohamed, Z. M., Adznan, S., Ahmad, A. A., Nurzarifah, Z. Z., & Fernandez, D. (2017). Talent Pool for Global Business Services: Industry-Academia Collaboration. Journal of Accounting and Governance, 8(Special Issue), 85–91.  https://doi.org/10.17576/AJAG-2017-08SI-08

8 : 85–91 (2017) Special Issue



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