Learning within organisations: Linking the theoretical and empirical perspectives

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 109-122

  Yeo, Roland ^a  

^a TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Learning styles; Methodology; Organizational learning; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077592     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620210421920     Document Type: Article

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