Finding the intersection of the learning organization and learning transfer: The significance of leadership

European Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-200

  Kim, Jun Hee ^a   Callahan, Jamie L ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Leadership for learning; Learning; Learning transfer; The Dimensions of the Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ); The learning organization; The Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874150881     PISSN: 20469012     EISSN: 20469020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090591311301680     Document Type: Article

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