The link between research and practice: Experiences of HRD and other professions

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 420-437

  Short, Darren C ^a   Keefer, Jeffrey ^b   Stone, Sophia J ^c  

^a Avanade Inc   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Professional development; Research to practice; Roles; Scholar practitioner

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349829898     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422309343278     Document Type: Article

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