Undergraduate management education: Its place, purpose and efforts to bridge the skills gap

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Jackson, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Employability; Generic attributes; Management competencies; Transfer; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953054273     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.837.15.2.206     Document Type: Article

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