United we stand: A strategic analysis of mergers in higher education

Public Money and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 7-12

  Rowley, Gillian ^a  

^a Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031526411     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00085     Document Type: Article

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