Mapping Generative AI Exposure in Business and Economics Higher Education: Evidence from Romanian Public Universities
By: Silvia Mărginean, Ramona Orăștean and Raluca Sava
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Language: English
Page range: 334 - 354
Published on: Sep 10, 2026
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
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