The life cycle of academic management fads

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-16

  Birnbaum, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0033632281     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2000.11780813     Document Type: Article

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