A French model of craft training: Its strategic relevance and recruitment issues for a UK firm

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1303-1323

  Malloch, Hedley ^a   Redman, Tom ^b  

^a IESEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering; International Journeyman Programme; Les Compagnons du Devoir; Recruitment; Vocational and educational training; Young workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644524120     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500144244     Document Type: Review

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