Does training trigger turnover - Or not?: The impact of formal training on graduates' job search behaviour

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-416

  Sieben, Inge ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Commitment; Human capital; Job search; Training; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548593547     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017007080004     Document Type: Article

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