Meditation, learning, organizational innovation and performance

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-131

  Ho, Li An ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Organizational innovation; Organizational performance; Self managed learning

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH TECH COMPANIES; INNOVATIVENESS; KEY COMPONENT; LOCAL DATA; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MARKET INNOVATION; MARKET PERFORMANCE; MONETARY REWARDS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL HEALTH; SDL; SELF MANAGED LEARNING; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; SPIRITUAL PRACTICE; SURVEY DATA; THREE DIMENSIONS;

HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC RISKS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79951478862     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571111099758     Document Type: Article

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