An exploratory look at the use of importance-performance analysis as a curricular assessment tool in a school of business

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 139-145

  Nale, Robert D ^a   Rauch, Dennis A ^a   Wathen, Samuel A ^a   Barr, Peter B ^a  

^a Wall College of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduates; Higher education; Perceptions; Performance appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120987     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620010332048     Document Type: Review

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