Building learning organizations in engineering cultures: Case study

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 72-83

  Ford, David N ^a   Voyer, John J ^b   Gould Wilkinson, Janet M ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0033747205     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2000)16:4(72)     Document Type: Article

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