The seductive power of academic journal rankings: Challenges of searching for the otherwise

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-112

  Nkomo, Stella M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

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EID: 67649518843     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amle.2009.37012184     Document Type: Article

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