The right person, in the right job, with the right skills, at the right time: A workforce-planning model that goes beyond metrics

Library Management

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 561-571

  Stokker, Judy ^a   Hallam, Gillian ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Australia; Change management; Manpower planning; University libraries

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049092404     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120911006520     Document Type: Article

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