Historically Black College MBA Programs: Prestige, Rankings, and the Meaning of Success

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-84

  Curtin, Meredith A ^a   Gasman, Marybeth ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79960937567     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320309599093     Document Type: Article

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