A field study of employee e-learning activity and outcomes

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-480

  Brown, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33747189445     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1151     Document Type: Review

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