Assessing the MBA: What do our students learn?

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-136

  Kretovics, Mark A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Learning; Masters of Business Administration; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131129     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000004550     Document Type: Article

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