Blissful Ignorance: The Problem of Unrecognized Incompetence and Academic Performance

Journal of Marketing Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-252

  Kennedy, Ellen J ^a   Lawton, Leigh ^a   Plumlee, E Leroy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992793077     PISSN: 02734753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0273475302238047     Document Type: Article

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