Occupational knowledge and practice amongst UK university research administrators

Higher Education Quarterly

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-159

  Hockey, John ^a   Allen Collinson, Jacquelyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 64249084632     PISSN: 09515224     EISSN: 14682273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2008.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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