An integrated scale for measuring an organizational learning system

Learning Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-327

  Jyothibabu, C ^a   Farooq, Ayesha ^b   Pradhan, Bibhuti Bhusan ^c  

^a NTPC LTD   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SIKSHA O ANUSANDHAN DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Learning organizations; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954012646     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696471011043081     Document Type: Article

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