The impact of cognitive dissonance on learning work behavior

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-54

  Dechawatanapaisal, Decha ^a   Siengthai, Sununta ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Business environment; Learning organizations; Organizational change; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 31744449800     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620610641300     Document Type: Article

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