Employability enhancement through formal and informal learning: An empirical study among Dutch non-academic university staff members

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-37

  Van Der Heijden, Beatrice ^a,b,c   Boon, Jo ^b   Van Der Klink, Marcel ^b   Meijs, Ely ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 61349165567     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2008.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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