This paper offers a working definition of Management Learning as a distinct field of study. Part I, presented here, distinguishes Management Learning from both management studies and management as an occupation, and sets out the scope of its field in broad terms, offering an agenda for research. Part II will follow in a subsequent issue of this journal.
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