Is the learning organization a valid concept in the Taiwanese context?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-203

  Lien, Bella Ya Hui ^a   Hung, Richard Yu Yuan ^b   Yang, Baiyin ^c   Li, Mingfei ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TOKO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d DALIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Learning organizations; National cultures; Questionnaires; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745125418     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720610666209     Document Type: Article

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