Positing organizational effectiveness as a second-order construct in Hong Kong higher education institutions

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 705-726

  Kwan, Paula ^a   Walker, Allan ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Higher education research; Organizational effectiveness; Second order construct

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347124779     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026179626082     Document Type: Article

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