Findings on economies of scale in higher education: Implications for strategies of merger and alliance

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 259-269

  Patterson, Glenys ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 23944485061     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583883.2000.9967029     Document Type: Article

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