Sustainability in business education in the Asia Pacific region: A snapshot of the situation

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-71

  Naeem, Malik ^a   Neal, Mark ^b  

^a COMSATS University ^*  (Pakistan)

^b EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Business education; Business schools; Business studies; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455245279     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676371211190317     Document Type: Article

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