Success factors in learning organizations: An empirical study

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 41-48

  Gardiner, Penny ^a   Whiting, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Manufacturing Director at British United Shoe Machinery   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986106147     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197859710165001     Document Type: Article

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