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Faculty and knowledge creation: How does it work?

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When the Ancient Greeks invented the Olympic Games, sometime during the eighth century BC, the king of sports was the Pentathlon. As its name suggests, competitors were required to show supreme skill in five areas: the long jump; javelin; discus throwing; the stadion, or 180-meter race; and wrestling.

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de Onzoño, S.I. (2011). Faculty and knowledge creation: How does it work?. In: The Learning Curve. IE Business Publishing. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230307339_10

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