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Rethinking reflective practice: John Boyd's OODA loop as an alternative to Kolb

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Rethinking reflective practice: John Boyd's OODA loop as an alternative to Kolb. / Ryder, Mike; Downs, Carolyn.
In: International Journal of Management Education, Vol. 20, No. 3, 100703, 30.11.2022.

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Ryder, M & Downs, C 2022, 'Rethinking reflective practice: John Boyd's OODA loop as an alternative to Kolb', International Journal of Management Education, vol. 20, no. 3, 100703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2022.100703

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Ryder, M., & Downs, C. (2022). Rethinking reflective practice: John Boyd's OODA loop as an alternative to Kolb. International Journal of Management Education, 20(3), Article 100703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2022.100703

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Ryder M, Downs C. Rethinking reflective practice: John Boyd's OODA loop as an alternative to Kolb. International Journal of Management Education. 2022 Nov 30;20(3):100703. Epub 2022 Sept 6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijme.2022.100703

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Ryder, Mike ; Downs, Carolyn. / Rethinking reflective practice : John Boyd's OODA loop as an alternative to Kolb. In: International Journal of Management Education. 2022 ; Vol. 20, No. 3.

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