Would the real corporate university please stand up?

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-20

  Walton, John ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate ventures; Mission statements; United Kingdom; United States of America; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844424722     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590510576181     Document Type: Article

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