Strategy and the learning organization: A maturity model for the formation of strategy

Learning Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-368

  Kenny, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Innovation; Learning organizations; Strategic change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745071548     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470610667733     Document Type: Review

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