What do global university rankings really measure? The search for the X factor and the X entity
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Rankings; Reputation; Universities; Factor analysis; Multivariate regression;All these keywords.
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- L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
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