A time for reflection: Learning about organizational learning

The Learning Organization

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 168-179

  Francis, Stuart ^a  

^a Ernst and Young   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Individual behaviour; Leadership; Learning organizations; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145981     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696479710170860     Document Type: Article

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