Creating a significant and sustainable executive education experience:A case study

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 404-420

  Liedtka, Jeanne M ^a   Weber, Carol ^a   Weber, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Action learning; Education; Executives; Leadership; Training; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986163131     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949910277157     Document Type: Article

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