Academic staff perceptions of administrative quality at universities

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 172-188

  Waugh, Russell F ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Higher education; Management; Service quality; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038413149     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230210421123     Document Type: Article

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