The impact of learning culture on worker response to new technology

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-211

  Reardon, Robert F ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue collar workers; Factor analysis; Learning; Manufacturing systems; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952341900     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621011040662     Document Type: Article

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