Organizational learning in non-governmental organizations: What have we learned?

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-250

  Edwards, Michael ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION;

EID: 0031444971     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(199705)17:2<235::AID-PAD943>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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