Organizational learning and the learning organization: Reviewing evolution for prospecting the future

The Learning Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-308

  Rebelo, Teresa Manuela ^a   Duarte Gomes, Adelino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Learning organizations; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949179797     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470810879556     Document Type: Article

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