E-learning in small organisations

Education + Training

Volumn 45, Issue , 2003, Pages 506-516

  Sambrook, Sally ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Employees; Employers; Small to medium sized organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085550     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910310508892     Document Type: Article

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