How to survive in postindustrial environments: Adam Smith's advice for today's colleges and universities

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Ortmann, Andreas ^a  

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EID: 17644430257     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2959943     Document Type: Article

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