What role can a training needs analysis play in organisational change?

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 393-407

  Reed, Jacqueline ^a   Vakola, Maria ^b  

^a Mezlin Pazh Regranal Hospital   (Ireland)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Organizational change; Organizational development; Training; Training needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744774502     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810610668382     Document Type: Article

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