Determinants of Student Evaluations of Global Measures of Instructor and Course Value

Journal of Marketing Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-119

  Marks, Ronald B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

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EID: 84993724877     PISSN: 02734753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0273475300222005     Document Type: Article

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