The adoption process of corporate e-learning in Italy

Education + Training

Volumn 46, Issue , 2004, Pages 315-325

  Comacchio, Anna ^a   Scapolan, Annachiara ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer based learning; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132506     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910410555222     Document Type: Article

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