Intense, vigorous, soft and fun: Identity work and the international MBA

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-57

  Beech, Nic ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c British Academy of Management   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business schools; Business studies; Curricula; Master of business administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644480585     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422040610644153     Document Type: Review

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