Predictors of management development effectiveness: An Australian perspective

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-23

  D'Netto, Brian ^a   Bakas, Fotini ^b   Bordia, Prashant ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 65349150692     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2007.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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