Action learning: Praxiology of variants

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 246-254

  Smith, P A C ^a  

^a Leadership Alliance Inc   (Canada)

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EID: 84986160864     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197859810791609     Document Type: Article

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