Learning and getting to know: The case of knowledge workers

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-359

  Elkjaer, Bente ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Information Technology; Knowledge Work; Learning Theory; Organizational Theory; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744453314     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860050128519     Document Type: Article

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