The boundary spanner's role in organizational learning: Unleashing untapped potential

Development and Learning in Organisations

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 9-11

  Hoe, Siu Loon ^a  

^a Atos Origin   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Learning organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748683736     PISSN: 14777282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777280610687989     Document Type: Review

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