Intra-organizational learning networks within knowledge-intensive learning environments

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-63

  Skerlavaj M ^a   Dimovski, V ^a   Mrvar, A ^a   Pahor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Exponential random graph modeling; Knowledge intensive learning environment; Network perspective; Organizational learning; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951044923     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820802190374     Document Type: Review

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