Optimising national growth through human resources investments

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-443

  Akintoye, Ishola Rufus ^a   Adidu, Felix A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 56149085073     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
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