Creating value in transnational higher education: The role of stakeholder management

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 701-714

  Bolton, Dianne ^a   Nie, Rui ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 78650869987     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2010.56659888     Document Type: Article

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