Service science: Catalyst for change in business school curricula

IBM Systems Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-39

  Davis, Mark M ^a   Berdrow, Iris ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION; FINANCE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MARKETING; PRODUCTION;

BUSINESS SCHOOL CURRICULA; SERVICE SCIENCE;

INFORMATION SERVICES;

EID: 44249087850     PISSN: 00188670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/sj.471.0029     Document Type: Article

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