Behavioral science in the business school curriculum: Teaching in a changing institutional environment

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 808-824

  Rynes, Sara L ^a   Trank, Christine Quinn ^a  

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EID: 0033246752     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1999.2553255     Document Type: Article

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