Using collaborative learning to develop small firms

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-306

  Sadler Smith, Eugene ^a   Gardiner, Penny ^a   Badger, Beryl ^a   Chaston, Ian ^a   Stubberfield, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human Resource Development; Learning Organization; Managerial Learning; Organizational Learning; Small Firms; Workplace Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998190450     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860050128483     Document Type: Article

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