Efficiency by performance indicators? Evidence from australian higher education

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-55

  Taylor, Jeannette ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0042540798     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583883.2001.9967038     Document Type: Article

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