The challenges of human resource management towards organizational effectiveness: A comparative study in Southern EU

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-134

  Stavrou Costea, Eleni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Europe; Human resource management; Organizational performance; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844421107     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590510585082     Document Type: Article

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