Optimising skills transfer via outdoor management development. Part II: The client's perspective

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 715-728

  Burke, Veronica ^a   Collins, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Information transfer; Management development; Outdoor training; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744486864     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710410549576     Document Type: Article

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