Human resource management and development of highly intelligent interacting agents: a paradigm shift in Singapore

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-189

  Liang, Thow Yick ^a   Tee, Ng Pak ^b  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

collective intelligence; collective leadership; complex adaptive systems; education; human resource; individual leadership; intelligence; intelligence strategy; intelligent organisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649089055     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2005.006324     Document Type: Article

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