The old, the young and the restless: A comparative analysis of the impact of environmental change on training in four Greek banks

European Business Review

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 441-459

  Glaveli, Niki ^a   Kufidu, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Banks; Greece; Training management

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944510867     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340510620348     Document Type: Article

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