Executive coaching: Towards a dynamic alliance of psychotherapy and transformative learning processes

Management Learning

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-497

  Gray, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult learning theory; Coaching networks; Executive coaching; Management learning; Psychotherapy; Reflection; Transformative learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751431320     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507606070221     Document Type: Article

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