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Building consensus for change: Developing an administrative and management structure in a southern African university

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Ingalls, W.B. Building consensus for change: Developing an administrative and management structure in a southern African university. High Educ 29, 275–285 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01384494

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