Employee training needs and perceived value of training in the Pearl River Delta of China: A human capital development approach

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-31

  Au, Alan Kai Ming ^a   Altman, Yochanan ^b   Roussel, Josse ^c  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

Author keywords

China; Employees; Human capital; International investments; Training needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349116784     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590810846548     Document Type: Article

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