The Management Information Needs of Academic Heads of Department in Universities


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    The Management Information Needs of Academic Heads of Department in Universities: a Critical Success Factors Approach, by Francis Greene, Brendan Loughridge and Tom Wilson
    British Library Research and Development Department Report 6252 1996
    Grant no: RDD/G/254