Managerial support for learning at work: A qualitative study of first-line managers in elder care

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-287

  Ellström, Eva ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care work; Learning; Managerial support; Managerial work; Workplace; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866845663     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511871211268919     Document Type: Article

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