Does multi-level intervention enhance work process knowledge?

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 416-430

  Leppänen, Anneli ^a   Hopsu, Leila ^a   Klemola, Soili ^a   Kuosma, Eeva ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Food service; Human resource management; Knowledge transfer; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249112679     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620810892085     Document Type: Article

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