Organisational learning in a public sector organisation: A case study in muddled thinking

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 280-287

  Betts, Jan ^a   Holden, Rick ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial relations; Learning organizations; Organizational culture; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993035710     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620310488575     Document Type: Article

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