The Islamic Worldview of Adult Learning in the Workplace: Surrendering to God

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-363

  Akdere, Mesut ^a   Russ Eft, Darlene ^b   Eft, Natalie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alderson Reporting Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Islam; labor; learning; performance; work; workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990341681     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422306288428     Document Type: Article

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