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Excellence in university academic staff evaluation: a problematic reality?

Pat O'ConnorDepartment of Sociology and FESTA, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Clare O'HaganFESTA, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandView further author information
Pages 1943-1957 | Published online: 06 Feb 2015

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