Effects of Organizational Learning Mechanisms on Organizational Performance and Shared Mental Models during Planned Change

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-102

  Ellis, Shmuel ^a   Margalit, Daniella ^b   Segev, Eli ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84861001736     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.1384     Document Type: Article

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