Effects of newcomer practicing on cross-level learning distortions

Management Learning

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-412

  Branzei, Oana ^a   Fredette, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Context contingent learning; Cross level learning distortions; Micro underpinnings of collective learning; Newcomer practicing patterns; Practice based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549084149     PISSN: 13505076     EISSN: 14617307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1350507608093711     Document Type: Article

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