Re-conceptualising organisational learning for addressing workplace equality

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 378-391

  Cornelius, Nelarine ^a   Clapp, Ray ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capabilities theory; diversity management; emotion; organisational learning; personal construct psychology; social learning; workplace inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961560403     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2004.005498     Document Type: Article

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