Comparison of measures of organisational effectiveness in U.K. higher education

Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-19

  Lysons, Art ^a   Hatherly, David ^b   Mitchell, David A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346165263     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003119709379     Document Type: Review

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