Business education: A strategic market-oriented focus

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 188-194

  Gill, A ^a   Lashine, S ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Business environment; Education; Globalization; Market orientation; Total quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 31744447897     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540310484904     Document Type: Article

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