Missionaries, mercenaries or car salesmen? MBA teaching in Malaysia

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 979-1002

  Sturdy, Andrew ^a   Gabriel, Yiannis ^a  

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EID: 0034310934     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00213     Document Type: Article

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