Assessment and accreditation in business schools

The SAGE Handbook of Management Learning, Education and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 364-384

  Rubin, Robert S ^a   Martell, Kathryn ^b  

^a University of Chicago ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9780857021038.n19     Document Type: Chapter

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