Action learning: A “highbrow smash and grab” activity?

Career Development International

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-10

  Wilson, Valerie ^a  

^a Scottish Office Education and Industry Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action learning; Consultants; Laboratories; Management development; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986021493     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620439910249908     Document Type: Article

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