Creating a learning organisation within the family business: An Irish perspective

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 730-750

  Birdthistle, Naomi ^a   Fleming, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Family firms; Ireland; Learning organizations; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844458991     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590510629858     Document Type: Review

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