Developing elements of a learning organization in a metropolitan ambulance service: Strategy, team development and continuous improvement

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 4-19

  Francis, Stuart D ^a   Mazany, Peter C ^b  

^a Waitemata Health   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ambulance services; Continuing development; Corporate strategy; Learning organizations; New Zealand; Team building

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129893     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621719610116782     Document Type: Article

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