Ugly Duckling No More: Pasts and Futures of Organizational Learning Research

Organization Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-99

  Miner, Anne S ^a   Mezias, Stephen J ^a  

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EID: 0642345252     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.7.1.88     Document Type: Article

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