Managing a modern university: Is it time for a rethink?

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 629-642

  Kenny, John Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic; Change; Enterprise; Innovation; Management; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249093006     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360903206934     Document Type: Article

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