The impact of work placements on skills development and career outcomes for business and management graduates

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 603-620

  Wilton, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British higher education; employment outcomes; generic skills; graduate; labour market

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863832376     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.532548     Document Type: Article

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