Graduates' skills and higher education: The employers' perspective

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Hernandez March, Julio ^a   Martin Del Peso, Monica ^a   Leguey, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

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EID: 68149179321     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: 15731936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13583880802699978     Document Type: Article

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