The impact of an MBA on graduate careers

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-90

  Baruch, Yehuda ^a   Peiperl, Maury ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645835759     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2000.tb00021.x     Document Type: Article

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