Factors influencing learning in European learning oriented organisations: Issues for management

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 24, Issue , 2000, Pages 209-219

  Sambrook, Sally ^a   Stewart, Jim ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Human resource development; Learning; Learning organizations; Managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078175     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590010321179     Document Type: Article

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