Performance differences in German higher education: Empirical analysis of strategic groups

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-408

  Warning, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Higher education; Performance measurement; Strategic groups

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SERVICE SECTOR;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 4344699781     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:REIO.0000037538.48594.2c     Document Type: Article

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