Relationships between motivators and criteria in the selection of a distance learning MBA programme in Hong Kong

Career Development International

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-33

  Chiu, Randy ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Career development; Distance learning; Hong Kong; Masters of Business Administration; Regulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944252726     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620439910249935     Document Type: Article

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