Individual, group, and organizational learning levels and their interactions: An integrative framework

Management Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 254-268

  Balbastre, Francisco ^a   Oltra, Victor ^a   Martinez, Juan F ^a   Moreno, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 36448983724     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15365430380000531     Document Type: Article

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