The effects of organizational learning culture and job satisfaction on motivation to transfer learning and turnover intention

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-301

  Egan, Toby Marshall ^a   Yang, Baiyin ^b   Bartlett, Kenneth R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 85032228280     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1104     Document Type: Article

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