Across the divide: teaching a transnational MBA in a second language

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-280

  Debowski, Shelda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84879180304     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360500153992     Document Type: Article

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