The strategic role of human resource development in managing core competencies

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-197

  Clardy, Alan ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core competencies; HRD function duties responsibilities; Resource Based View (R BV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849093402     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860801932998     Document Type: Article

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