Career Incentives and “Publish or Perish” in German and U.S. Universities

European Education

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 26-52

  Backes Gellner, Uschi ^a   Schlinghoff, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 84860265119     PISSN: 10564934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/EUE1056-4934420302     Document Type: Article

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