High level competence: A tool for coping with organizational change

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 727-741

  Heilmann, Pia ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Competences; Finland; Managers; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448980986     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590710846684     Document Type: Article

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