Evaporated talent? Problems with talent development during the career

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-170

  Thijssen, J G L ^a   van der Heijden, B I J M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

career; employability; experience concentration; management development; Talent development

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149097081     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2003.002417     Document Type: Article

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