Examining the factor structure and predictive ability of the German-version of the Learning Transfer Systems Inventory

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-211

  Bates, Reid ^a   Kauffeld, Simone ^b   Holton III, Elwood F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Human resource development; Learning; Training evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047155222     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590710739278     Document Type: Article

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