Internal evaluation of a management-development initiative: A public-sector case

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-56

  Seppänen Järvelä, Riitta ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Management development; Organizational development; Programme evaluation and review technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644396462     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710510572344     Document Type: Article

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