The emergent prerequisites of managerial learning in small firm networks

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-307

  Florén, Henrik ^a   Tell, Joakim ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Learning; Management development; Small enterprises; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992943361     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730410531083     Document Type: Article

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