Learning organization and innovative behavior: The mediating effect of work engagement

European Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 75-94

  Park, Yu Kyoung ^a   Song, Ji Hoon ^b   Yoon, Seung Won ^c   Kim, Jungwoo ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Human Resource Development Service of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Innovative behavior; Learning organization; Organizational culture; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892426816     PISSN: 20469012     EISSN: 20469020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EJTD-04-2013-0040     Document Type: Article

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