Where learning is: Metaphors and situated learning in a planning group

Human Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1057-1080

  Gherardi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Metaphor; Organizational learning; Organizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040199832     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726700538002     Document Type: Article

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