Competency management in the British civil service

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 354-368

  Horton, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Civil service; Competences; Investors in People

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542735191     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550010350508     Document Type: Article

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