An evaluation of the South African model of MBA accreditation

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-102

  Blackmur, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Labour market judgements; Master of Business Administration (MBA); Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944485759     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538320500175001     Document Type: Review

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