Information technology and dilemmas in organizational learning

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 360-376

  Masino, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CAD; Co ordination; Information technology; Italy; Learning; Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033440929     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534819910289075     Document Type: Article

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