Quality indicators in higher education - comparing Hong Kong and China's students

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 14, Issue , 1999, Pages 20-27

  Kwan, Paula Y k ^a   ng, Paul W k ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Higher education; Hong Kong; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744363101     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686909910245964     Document Type: Review

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