Construction of Learning Networks - Vanity Fair or Realistic Opportunities?

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-19

  Levin, Morten ^a   Knutstad, Gaute ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Economic modeling; Learning networks; Organizational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037243719     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021976427619     Document Type: Review

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