The learning organization and its dimensions as key factors in firms' performance

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-66

  Davis, Deborah ^a   Daley, Barbara J ^b  

^a Cardinal Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensions of the Learning Organization; Firms' performance; Learning organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009199452     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860701782352     Document Type: Article

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