Q’ing action learning: more on minding our Ps and Qs

Management Decision

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 365-372

  Smith, P A C ^a  

^a XEC Development International Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action learning; Personal development plans; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037943     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251749710173733     Document Type: Review

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