Hong Kong Executive Business Students' Motivations for Pursuing an MBA

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 236-240

  Thompson, Edmund R ^a   Gui, Qin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 69849098529     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320009599021     Document Type: Article

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