Mutuality, learning and change at work: The case of employee led development

Employee Relations

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 337-352

  Thursfield, Denise ^a   Hamblett, John ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Employee development; Learning; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077481     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005686     Document Type: Article

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