Peer coaching: A relational process for accelerating career learning

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 487-503

  Parker, Polly ^a   Hall, Douglas T ^b   Kram, Kathy E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61849099381     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2008.35882189     Document Type: Article

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