The pursuit of relevance in management education

California Management Review

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Augier, Mie ^a   March, James G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250703773     PISSN: 00081256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41166398     Document Type: Review

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