The impact of appointment type on the productivity and commitment of full-time faculty in research and doctoral institutions

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Bland, Carole J ^a   Center, Bruce A ^a   Finstad, Deborah A ^a   Risbey, Kelly R ^b   Staples, Justin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33644543090     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2006.11778920     Document Type: Article

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