Managerial effectiveness in small enterprises: Implications for HRD

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-35

  Macmahon, Juliet ^a   Murphy, Eamonn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Growth; Human resource development; Human resource management; Ireland; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944368322     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090599910253519     Document Type: Article

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