Motivation to train from the workers' perspective: Example of French companies

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 988-1004

  Guerrero, Sylvie ^a   Sire, Bruno ^b  

^a Audenda   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Learning; Training motivation; Training success; Workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345860870     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190110063192     Document Type: Article

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