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Curiosity is the key to the future of learning and development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2025

Jay H. Hardy III
Jay H. Hardy III*
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Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
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Email: jay.hardy@oregonstate.edu
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , March 2025 , pp. 134 - 138
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