Are women better at organisational learning? An SME perspective

Women in Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 287-297

  Martin, Lynn ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Innovation; Organizational learning; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986178248     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005819     Document Type: Article

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