Conceptualizing On-the-Job Learning Styles

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 373-400

  Berings, Marjolein G M C ^a   Poell, Rob F ^a   Simons, P Robert Jan ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adaptive flexibility; awareness; learning behavior; learning style; on the job learning; on the job learning strategy; onthejob learning situation; onthejob learning style

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992920614     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484305281769     Document Type: Article

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