Teaching evidence-based management in MBA programs: What evidence is there?

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-236

  Charlier, Steven D ^a   Brown, Kenneth G ^a   Rynes, Sara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 79959579612     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2011.62798931     Document Type: Article

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