Revisiting the roots of learning organization: A synthesis of the learning organization literature

Learning Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 368-382

  Yeo, Roland K ^a  

^a TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Learning organizations; Literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744447774     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470510599145     Document Type: Review

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