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Employers’ Perceptions of Business and Economics Graduates’ Competencies in Croatia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsrj-2019-021 | Journal eISSN: 1847-9375 | Journal ISSN: 1847-8344
Language: English
Page range: 108 - 123
Submitted on: May 22, 2018
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Accepted on: Jan 3, 2019
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Published on: Sep 16, 2019
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