Are Teaching Cases Appropriate in a Mainland Chinese Context? Evidence From Beijing MBA Students

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-112

  Thompson, Edmund R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33744818323     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320009599961     Document Type: Article

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