Nick's rules for a good PhD education

this IS research by Jan Recker

Sep 23, 202550:36Business

We are together in South Bend and teach a class to PhD students in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Our joint teaching experience makes us wonder: What should all doctoral students learn o...

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