Advancing science on the knife's edge: Integration and specialization in management Ph.D. programs

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 83-105

  Mudambi, Ram ^a   Hannigan, Thomas J ^a   Kline, William ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879397535     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amp.2011.0075     Document Type: Article

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