The impact of outdoor management development (OMD) programmes

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 330-340

  Hamilton, Thomas A ^a   Cooper, Cary ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiential learning; Outdoor training; Stress; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106127     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006163     Document Type: Article

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