When a good idea isn't enough: Curricular innovation as a political process

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-207

  Thompson, Tracy A ^a,b   Purdy, Jill M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington Tacoma   (United States)

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EID: 67650828845     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2009.41788842     Document Type: Conference Paper

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