An exploration of the relationship between learning organisations and the retention of knowledge workers

The Learning Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-221

  Lee Kelley, Liz ^a   Blackman, Deborah A ^b   Hurst, Jeffrey Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c Alternative Minds   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee relations; Employee turnover; Learning organizations; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247109159     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470710739390     Document Type: Article

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