Developmental Advising for Academic Success Among Undergraduate Business Students

Authors

  • Sherryl Johnson Albany State University
  • Chiou-Pirng Wang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1361329

Keywords:

advising, business, developmental, undergraduate

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Sherryl Johnson, Albany State University

Sherryl W. Johnson is a professor in the College of Business at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. She can be reached at sherryl.johnson@asurams.edu.

Chiou-Pirng Wang

Chiou-Pirng Wang is an associate professor in the College of Business at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. She can be reached at cpwang@asurams.edu.

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