Exploring socio-cultural factors that influence hrd practices in lebanon

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-98

  Dirani, Khalil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative HRD; Culture; HRD practices in Lebanon; International human resource development

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049201758     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860500523270     Document Type: Article

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