Understanding transnational MBA students' instructional communication preferences

Journal of International Education in Business

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-28

  Bambacas, Mary ^a   Sanderson, Gavin ^a   Feast, Vicki ^a   Yang, Song ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Graduate management education; Master of business administration (mba)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957010533     PISSN: 2046469X     EISSN: 18363261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18363261080001589     Document Type: Article

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