A cross-cultural analysis of the effectiveness of the Learning Organization model in school contexts

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 408-416

  Alavi, Seyyed Babak ^a   McCormick, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Individual behaviour; Learning organizations; Power measurement; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144485139     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540410563112     Document Type: Article

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