Cognition, culture and competition: An empirical test of the learning organization

The Learning Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-50

  Jashapara, Ashok ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986146085     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470310457487     Document Type: Article

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