Structures of learning for dynamic markets

Management Decision

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-288

  Murray, Peter A ^a   Syed, Jawad ^b   Roberts, Zeynep ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Nine Dots Marketing   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competences; Dynamics; Learning; Structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549135016     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740910938911     Document Type: Article

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