Cohesion or confusion? Towards a typology for organizational learning research

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 233-252

  Shipton, Helen ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845645972     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2006.00129.x     Document Type: Review

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