Does the GMAT matter for executive MBA students? Some empirical evidence

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-216

  Gropper, Daniel M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250810732     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2007.25223459     Document Type: Review

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