Developing design principles for an e-learning programme for SME managers to support accelerated learning at the workplace

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 370-384

  Moon, Suzie ^a   Birchall, David ^a   Williams, Sadie ^a   Vrasidas, Charalambos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERCOLLEGE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Learning; Managers; Small to medium sized enterprises; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544504320     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620510606788     Document Type: Article

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