A Values Approach to Business Education in Hong Kong

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 307-315

  Radbourne, Jennifer ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

business education; Chinese students; Hong Kong; learning behaviour; teaching and learning value chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033773767     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006778702337     Document Type: Article

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