Business Students' Learning Preferences and Associated Task Performance

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-32

  Phillips, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 33846821150     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832329909598986     Document Type: Article

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