Comparing institutional relationships with academic departments: A study of five academic fields

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 603-624

  Lee, Jenny J ^a  

^a Soil   (United States)

Author keywords

academic disciplines; departments; institutions; organizational change; organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544357152     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RIHE.0000040265.86668.1a     Document Type: Article

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