Managing the Process: The Intradepartmental Networks of Early-Career Academics

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-337

  Pifer, Meghan J ^a   Baker, Vicki L ^b  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Albion College   (United States)

Author keywords

Early career academics; Networking; Networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879895769     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-012-9243-y     Document Type: Article

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