Field investigation of the relationship among adult curiosity, workplace learning, and job performance

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-30

  Reio, Thomas G ^a   Wiswell, Albert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

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EID: 84884208643     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1532-1096(200021)11:1<5::AID-HRDQ2>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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