Critical Early Professional Development Needs of Gen Z Business Students

Research Report | April 2025 | Jan. 2026 Updates

Case Studies & High Impact Teaching Practices

This white paper provides research-backed strategies and practical frameworks any business school can adopt to:

Support AACSB accreditation standards

Teach NACE career readiness competencies

Increase first-year student engagement and retention, and

Gather more robust student success-related data for truly data-driven program decisions.

Original article, “Prove It! Measuring Gen Z’s Career Readiness”, AACSB Insights, April 15, 2025

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Career Key Map to AACSB Standards