Evaluating outdoor experiential training for leadership and team building

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 45-59

  Williams, Scott D ^a   Graham, T Scott ^a   Baker, Bud ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee development; Evaluation; Experiential learning; Leadership; Team building; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042381582     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710310454851     Document Type: Review

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