Evaluating Online Work-Based Education for Managers in SMEs: Some Initial Observations

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 200-203

  Oberski, Iddo ^a   Palomar, Armando ^b   Noya, Carla ^c   Ruggiero, Ettore ^c   Herrera, Francisco ^b   Korhonen, Kirsi ^d   Osborne, Mike ^e   Davies, Pat ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Fundació Bosch i Gimpera FBG   (Spain)

^c Politecnico of Bari and INFN Bari   (Italy)

^d LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^f European Universities Continuing Education Network (EUCEN)   (Belgium)

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EID: 3042569143     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000000101295057     Document Type: Article

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