The hunting of the learning organization: A paradoxical journey

Management Learning

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-352

  Tosey, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning; Learning organization; Learning to learn; Organizational learning; paradox; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144471011     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507605055350     Document Type: Review

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