Managerial training effectiveness: A meta-analysis 1952-2002

Personnel Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-241

  Powell, K Skylar ^a   Yalcin, Serkan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management effectiveness; Managers; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649113787     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483481011017435     Document Type: Article

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