Conceptualising the "personnel professional": A critical analysis of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's professional qualification scheme

Personnel Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 398-414

  Gilmore, Sarah ^a   Williams, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Professional qualifications; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047251014     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480710731347     Document Type: Article

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