“Learnership” in complex organisational textures

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 204-214

  Cooksey, Ray W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leadership; Organizational learning; Organizational structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129887     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730310478075     Document Type: Article

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