Organisational active learning: Implications for innovation adoption and implementation

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-213

  Choi, Jin Nam ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active learning; Innovation adoption; Innovation implementation; Organisational learning

Indexed keywords

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INNOVATION; LEARNING;

EID: 31544438035     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.02.023     Document Type: Article

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