The Selection of a Business Major: Elements Influencing Student Choice and Implications for Outcomes Assessment

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 152-156

  Pritchard, Robert E ^a   Potter, Gregory C ^a   Saccucci, Michael S ^b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 27 Centennial Drive Extension ^*  (United States)

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EID: 28044451927     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JOEB.79.3.152-156     Document Type: Article

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