Organizational survival within a declining industry: An analysis of a single sex boarding school

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-143

  Recker, Gene ^a   Goldsby, Michael G ^b   Neck, Christopher P ^c  

^a Department of Management College of Business Ball State University ^*

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Effectiveness; Organizational performance; Schools; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049122105     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540210422246     Document Type: Article

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