The facilitating factors for organizational learning in the ceramic sector

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-249

  Chiva Gómez, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Case study; Ceramic sector; Facilitating factors for organizational learning; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547178530     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1367886042000243817     Document Type: Article

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