The development of a benchmarking methodology to assist in managing the enhancement of university research quality

Higher Education Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-562

  Nicholls, Miles G ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 51249150032     PISSN: 09515224     EISSN: 14682273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2007.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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