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Cracking the rankings Part (i): Understanding the Financial Times MBA rankings

Nathan ProudloveManchester Business School (MBS), University of Manchester, Booth Street West, ManchesterM15 6PB, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 221-240 | Received 22 Jul 2011, Accepted 01 Nov 2011, Published online: 14 Aug 2019

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