The development of soft skills as an enhancer of the professional effectiveness of graduates of the degree in business administration of the Tecnológico Nacional de México - Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia

Resumen

In the current field of technological higher education, soft skills have emerged as an essential component of professional training and a booster of the performance effectiveness of graduates from various programs in the labor market. This paper presents the historical conceptual evolution, as well as the management skills model proposed by Robert L. Katz, which differentiates technical, human, and conceptual skills, as well as the various designations they have adopted (soft skills, power skills, and socio-emotional skills). The analysis focuses on the impact that the systematic development of these skills will have on comprehensive training, through a structured implementation within the framework of humanism for social justice of TecNM and its New Educational Model, to generate graduates of the Bachelor's Degree in Administration from the Instituto Tecnológico de Morelia (ITM) who are more adaptable, collaborative, and socially responsible, with greater professional effectiveness and social contribution.