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Ranking Private Higher Education Institutions Based on Topsis Method

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2024-0028 | Journal eISSN: 2217-3668 | Journal ISSN: 0353-8648
Language: English
Page range: 521 - 540
Submitted on: Jun 25, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 30, 2024
Published on: Jul 6, 2025
Published by: University of Niš, Faculty of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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