Managerial work and learning in small firms

Doktorsavhandlingar vid Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola

Volumn , Issue 2265, 2005, Pages

  Florén, Henrik ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Direct observation; Managerial behavior; Managerial learning; Managerial work; Owner manager; Small firms

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOR; MANAGERIAL LEARNING; MANAGERIAL WORK; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 14844346442     PISSN: 0346718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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