The influence of CEO perceptions on the level of organizational learning: Single-loop and double-loop learning

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 567-590

  García Morales, Victor J ^a   Verdú Jover, Antonio J ^b   Javier Lloréns, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Learning; Learning organizations; Organizational innovation; Organizational performance; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350328286     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720910988984     Document Type: Article

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