Competence Proximity to Employers’ Requirements and Labour Market Success of Economics and Business Graduates
By: Bruno Škrinjarić
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2023-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2233-1999
Language: English
Page range: 140 - 161
Published on: Dec 10, 2023
Published by: University of Sarajevo
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