Evaluating the effectiveness of an outdoor workshop for team building in an MBA programme

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 50-68

  Mazany, P ^a   Francis, S ^a   Sumich, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0041993170     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621719510078966     Document Type: Article

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43. The authors would like to credit Darl Kolb for his participation on the preparation and running of this component.
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