What about the managers? Contradictions between lifelong learning and management development

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-66

  McCracken, Martin ^a   Winterton, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

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EID: 85065412528     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2006.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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