Older dogs and new tricks: Career stage and self-assessed need for training

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-72

  Guthrie, James P ^a   Schwoerer, Catherine E ^a  

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EID: 0030306071     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102609602500106     Document Type: Article

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33. 25. Although this research was conducted in a public sector setting, research has indicated that the supervisory skill needs of private and public sector managers are very similar. F.W. Swierczek and L. Carmichael, "Assessing Training Needs: A Skills Approach," Public Personnel Management 14 (1985): 259-274.
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