A corporate dilemma: To be a learning organisation or to minimise liability

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-259

  Hopkins, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Esso Australia; Learning organisation; OHS liability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947705731     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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