Organizational Learning Mechanisms: A Structural and Cultural Approach to Organizational Learning

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-179

  Popper, Micha ^a   Lipshitz, Raanan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 0000543316     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886398342003     Document Type: Article

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