Human resource development practices as determinant of HRD climate and quality orientation

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-18

  Hassan, Arif ^a   Hashim, Junaidah ^a   Zaki Ismail, Ahmad ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Economic conditions; Human resource development; Human resource strategies; Malaysia; Quality standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144478605     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590610643842     Document Type: Article

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