Knowing as desiring. Mythic knowledge and the knowledge journey in communities of practitioners

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 15, Issue , 2003, Pages 352-358

  Gherardi, Silvia ^a  

^a Organizational Learning and Aesthetics   (Italy)

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EID: 84986104485     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620310504846     Document Type: Article

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