Sustainable competitive advantage for educational institutions: A suggested model

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 287-300

  Mazzarol, Tim ^a   Soutar, Geoffrey Norman ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Decision making; Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042751605     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513549910294496     Document Type: Article

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