Some new theoretical issues in systems thinking relevant for modelling corporate learning

Learning Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 480-488

  Minati, Gianfranco ^a  

^a Italian Systems Society   (Italy)

Author keywords

Learning; Learning organizations; Modelling; Systems theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848841590     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470710825097     Document Type: Article

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