The informative value of international university rankings: Some methodological remarks

Incentives and Performance: Governance of Research Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 141-154

  Schmoch, Ulrich ^a,b  

^a Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

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EID: 84944621739     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09785-5_9     Document Type: Chapter

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