Undergraduates and small and medium-sized enterprises: Opportunities for a symbiotic partnership?

Education + Training

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 509-517

  Brindley, Clare ^a   Ritchie, Bob ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduates; Higher education; Partnering; Perceptions; Skills; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037686     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910010362932     Document Type: Article

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