Statistical Components of an Undergraduate Business Degree: Putting the Horse Before the Cart

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-88

  Zeis, Charles ^a   Shah, Abhay ^a   Regassa, Hailu ^a   Ahmadian, Ahmad ^a  

^a Malik and Seeme Hasan School of Business   (United States)

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EID: 70449466440     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320109599054     Document Type: Article

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