Legitimating irrelevance: Management education in higher education institutions

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 268-278

  Crowther, David ^a   Carter, Chris ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Effectiveness; Higher education; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745107854     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540210441227     Document Type: Article

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