Why Students Pursue the Business Degree: A Comparison of Business Majors Across Universities

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-32

  Kim, David ^a   Markham, F Scott ^a   Cangelosi, Joseph D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 33745821411     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320209599694     Document Type: Article

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