Informal learning and development in organizations

Learning, Training, and Development in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 303-331

  Tannenbaum, Scott I ^a   Beard, Rebecca L ^a   McNall, Laurel A ^b   Salas, Eduardo ^c  

^a The Group for Organizational Effectiveness Inc   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84917282392     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203878385     Document Type: Chapter

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