Market Orientation: An important Consideration for Higher Education of Pakistan

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Khuwaja, F. M., Shaari, H. Bin, & Bakar, L. J. A. (2017). Market Orientation: An important Consideration for Higher Education of Pakistan. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(4), 370-385.

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