Learning at work: Organisational affordances and individual engagement

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 279-297

  Bryson, Jane ^a   Pajo, Karl ^b   Ward, Robyn ^b   Mallon, Mary ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competences; Employee development; Learning; New Zealand; Winemaking; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746422538     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620610674962     Document Type: Article

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