Reputation Beyond the Rankings: A Conceptual Framework for Business School Research

Corporate Reputation Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 278-304

  Vidaver Cohen, Deborah ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

business school reputation; business schools; conceptual model; rankings; reputation; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961246360     PISSN: 13633589     EISSN: 14791889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.crr.1550055     Document Type: Article

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