The impact of centers and institutes on faculty life: Findings from a study of life sciences faculty at research-intensive universities' medical schools

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-103

  Bunton, Sarah A ^a   Mallon, William T ^a  

^a ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers and institutes; Faculty satisfaction; Faculty work life; Organized research units

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249075158     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-007-9041-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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