Mentoring and learning: The case of CPA firms

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 22-34

  Kleinman, Gary ^a   Siegel, Philip H ^a   Eckstein, Claire ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountancy firms; Mentoring; Organizational learning; Role conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099125     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730110380192     Document Type: Article

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