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Employers everywhere are using AI – but business schools aren’t preparing students for the shift

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 605 words · By Murugan Anandarajan; Stacy Kline
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Business professors from Drexel University discuss how the integration of AI into routine business operations is altering the traditional apprenticeship model of entry-level work. They argue that while AI skills are important, educators must place a greater emphasis on developing human judgment and soft skills, as graduates have fewer opportunities to develop these through routine tasks.

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What happened

Artificial Intelligence has become part of routine business operations, as employers across most industries use AI for tasks ranging from drafting emails to answering customers’ calls.

Why it matters

We are business professors at Drexel University who have spent the past year examining how AI is changing both the workplace and higher education.

Common ground

Much of the conversation in business education to date has centered on helping students learn how to use AI responsibly and effectively.

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Business professors from Drexel University discuss how the integration of AI into routine business operations is altering the traditional apprenticeship model of entry-level work. They argue that while AI skills are important, educators must place a greater emphasis on developing human judgment and soft skills, as graduates have fewer opportunities to develop these through routine tasks.

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web search NEUTRAL — We are business professors at Drexel University who have spent the past year examining how AI is changing both the workplace and higher education. Much of the conversation in business education to dat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authors Natalie Pederson, professor in Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, and Lisa Eisenberg, alumna of the Kline School of Law, claim that the increasing use of technology in the workplac…
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Claim 2: “We spoke with 647 employers over the past year about workplace preparedness.”
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Claim 3: “Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business... integrating AI into its programs”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The medical school represents the consolidation of two me…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The LeBow College of Business (), often referred to simply as Drexel LeBow, is the business school of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school offers undergraduate, graduate, and do…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financie…
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Claim 4: “Employers we spoke with ranked communication, professionalism, teamwork, reliability and critical thinking among the qualities they valued most in recent graduates.”
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Claim 5: “Our recent survey, called the 2026 Early-Career Skills Outlook, is based on responses from 647 employers across a broad range of industries and organizations, big and small.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soft skills, also known as power skills, common skills, essential skills, or core skills, are psychosocial skills that are generally applicable to all professions. These skills include critical thinki…
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