Influence of demographic factors and ownership type upon organizational learning culture in Chinese enterprises

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 154-165

  Wang, Xiaohui ^a   Yang, Baiyin ^b   McLean, Gary N ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58049099691     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2007.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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