Applying organizational learning: Lessons from the automotive industry

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1236-1252

  West, Penny ^a   Burnes, Bernard ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motor industry; Organizational change; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543109020     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010343762     Document Type: Review

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