Ramping up the organizational learning curve: Assessing the impact of deliberate learning on organizational performance under gainsharing

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1159-1170

  Arthur, Jeffrey B ^a,c   Huntley, Christopher L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

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EID: 32644470776     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2005.19573115     Document Type: Article

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