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Learning in manufacturing organizations: what factors predict effectiveness?

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Learning in manufacturing organizations: what factors predict effectiveness? / Shipton, Helen; Dawson, Jeremy; West, Michael et al.
In: Human Resource Development International, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2002, p. 55-72.

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Shipton, H, Dawson, J, West, M & Patterson, M 2002, 'Learning in manufacturing organizations: what factors predict effectiveness?', Human Resource Development International, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860110057656

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Shipton, H., Dawson, J., West, M., & Patterson, M. (2002). Learning in manufacturing organizations: what factors predict effectiveness? Human Resource Development International, 5(1), 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860110057656

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Shipton H, Dawson J, West M, Patterson M. Learning in manufacturing organizations: what factors predict effectiveness? Human Resource Development International. 2002;5(1):55-72. doi: 10.1080/13678860110057656

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Shipton, Helen ; Dawson, Jeremy ; West, Michael et al. / Learning in manufacturing organizations : what factors predict effectiveness?. In: Human Resource Development International. 2002 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 55-72.

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