Research in UK business schools or management research in the UK?

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 718-727

  Wensley, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business schools; Financing; History; Management research; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349622528     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710910985496     Document Type: Article

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