An architecture for learning in projects?

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 123-145

  Sense, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Project management; Team learning; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993017474     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620410528498     Document Type: Article

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