Storytelling and “real” management competence

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 95-104

  Mckenna, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competences; Management development; Stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347621955     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665629910264262     Document Type: Article

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