Strategizing for workplace e-learning: Some critical considerations

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 304-317

  Servage, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; Learning; Learning organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544514609     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620510606733     Document Type: Review

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