A Typology of the Idea of Learning Organization

Management Learning

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 213-230

  Örtenblad, Anders ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Learning at work; Learning climate; Learning organization; Learning structure; Organizational learning; Typology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347068882     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507602332004     Document Type: Article

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