Learning to make changes: Democratic dialogue in action

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 464-477

  Kalliola, Satu ^a   Nakari, Risto ^a   Pesonen, Ilkka ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Action research; Finland; Managerialism; Narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750704309     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620610693024     Document Type: Article

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