New modes of learning in services: A study of Hong Kong's consulting engineers

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 283-301

  Baark, Erik ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Consulting engineers; Hong Kong; Information and communication technology; Learning human resources

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; ENGINEERING; INNOVATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 18844395819     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710500088469     Document Type: Article

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