Goal rationalities as a framework for evaluating the learning potential of the workplace

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-83

  Nieuwenhuis, Loek F M ^a,b   Van Woerkom, Marianne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Goal rationalities; Learning potential; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547957861     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484306296432     Document Type: Article

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