The role of employee reactions in predicting training effectiveness

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-411

  Tan, James A ^a   Hall, Rosalie J ^b   Boyce, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STOUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747155962     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1076     Document Type: Article

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