The Effect Of Personality On Academic Performance: Evidence From Two University Majors
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Keywords
Business Education; Higher Education; Career; Personality Type; MBTI;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
- A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
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