The impact of a short self-management training intervention in a retail banking environment

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-178

  Pattni, Indira ^c   Soutar, Geoffrey N ^a   Klobas, Jane E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c University of Western Australia ^*

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EID: 34447506305     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1198     Document Type: Article

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