A world-leading learning organization: A case study of Tomra Systems, Oslo, Norway

The Learning Organization

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 22-34

  Harung, Harald S ^a  

^a NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Learning organizations; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547122293     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696479610126716     Document Type: Article

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