A step in the right direction? Investors in people and the learning organization

British Journal of Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-171

  Bell, E ^a   Taylor, S ^b   Thorpe, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036624093     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00229     Document Type: Article

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