Roles of informal workplace trainers in different organizational contexts: Empirical evidence from Australian companies

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-198

  Poell, Rob F ^a   Van Der Krogt, Ferd J ^b   Vermulst, A A ^b   Harris, Roger ^c   Simons, Michele ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 33746051666     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1168     Document Type: Article

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