Conceptual clarifications for ‘organizational learning’, ‘learning organization’ and ‘a learning organization’

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-166

  Sun, He Chuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A learning organization; Conceptual clarification; Learning organization; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844522412     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860110086465     Document Type: Article

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