Company "doctors": Do higher academic qualifications make for "better" managers?

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-154

  Merrette, Edwin J ^a  

^a The Orchard   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctorates; Germany; Management development; Qualifications; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644389531     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710510579509     Document Type: Review

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