Critical reflection in the workplace: Is it just too difficult?

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 374-384

  Rigg, Clare ^a   Trehan, Kiran ^b  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Organizational change; Organizational development; Private sector organizations; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349100492     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590810877094     Document Type: Article

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