Strategy, core competencies and human resource development

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-349

  Clardy, Alan ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Core competencies; Human resource development; Resource based strategy; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849127873     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860701516628     Document Type: Article

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