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The organizational identity of Ukrainian universities as claimed through their mission statements

Myroslava HladchenkoFaculty of Humanities and Pedagogy, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, UkraineCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 376-389 | Received 28 Jul 2016, Accepted 03 Sep 2016, Published online: 26 Sep 2016

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Mission statements of universities which were explored

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