A model for evaluating the effectiveness of middle managers' training courses: Evidence from a major banking organization in Greece

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-246

  Galanou, Ekaterini ^a   Priporas, Constantinos Vasilios ^b  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

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EID: 71049176943     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2009.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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