Learning to learn: An examination of organisational learning in selected Irish multinationals

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 25, Issue , 2001, Pages 137-147

  O'Keeffe, Ted ^a   Harington, Denis ^a  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Learning organizations; Management; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986061521     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005444     Document Type: Article

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