Learning through work: Workplace affordances and individual engagement

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 209-214

  Billett, Stephen ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Employee development; Participation; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085994     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005548     Document Type: Article

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