Incumbent perceptions of the logistics profession

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-25

  Sohal, Amrik S ^a   D’Netto, Brian ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Mt Eliza Business School   (Australia)

Author keywords

career development and job satisfaction; education; logistics managers; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249022686     PISSN: 17427967     EISSN: 17427975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2004.005535     Document Type: Article

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