Learning organization and transfer: Strategies for improving performance

Learning Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-68

  Weldy, Teresa G ^a  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning organizations; Organizational performance; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949104869     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470910927678     Document Type: Article

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