International Business Management

Year: 2011
Volume: 5
Issue: 3
Page No. 184 - 193

Employers’ Perceptions on Graduates in Malaysian Services Sector

Authors : Rahmah Ismail, Ishak Yussof and Lai Wei Sieng

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