Organizational contexts and university performance outcomes: The limited role of purposive action in the management of institutional status

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 493-516

  Keith, Bruce ^a  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contexts; Outcomes; Performance; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035486441     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011065225763     Document Type: Article

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