Organizational learning capability: A proposal of measurement

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 715-725

  Jerez Gómez, Pilar ^a   Céspedes Lorente, José ^a   Valle Cabrera, Ramon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Measurement; Organizational learning; Strategic capability

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144276221     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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