Cultural equivalence in the assessment of home and international business management students: A UK exploratory study

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 221-231

  De Vita, Glauco ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036588067     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070220120038     Document Type: Article

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