Organizational learning: Debates past, present and future

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 783-796

  Easterby Smith, Mark ^a   Crossan, Mary ^b   Nicolini, Davide ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034258913     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00203     Document Type: Review

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