Organizational learning as an organization development intervention in six high-technology firms in Taiwan: An exploratory case study

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-228

  Lien, Bella Ya Hui ^a   Hung, Richard Y ^b   McLean, Gary N ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TOKO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 34447526459     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1200     Document Type: Article

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