Collaborative approaches to management learning in small firms

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 203-216

  Florén, Henrik ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Learning cycles; Management development; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993099030     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620310483903     Document Type: Article

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