Managing by measuring

Academic knowledge production under the ranks

Authors

  • Erik Nylander Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Robert Aman Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Anders Hallqvist Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Anna Malmquist Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden
  • Fredrik Sandberg Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/confero.2001-4562.13v1i15

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2013-03-12

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Managing by measuring: Academic knowledge production under the ranks

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