A contingency perspective on organizational learning: Integrating environmental context, organizational learning processes, and types of learning

Management Learning

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-89

  Gnyawali, Devi R ^a   Stewart, Alice C ^b  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b GUILFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingency perspective; Integrative framework; Learning processes; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042324656     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507603034001131     Document Type: Review

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