The role of pre-training interventions in learning: A meta-analysis and integrative review

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-282

  Mesmer Magnus, Jessica ^a   Viswesvaran, Chockalingam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Instructional design; Learning; Meta analysis; Pre training interventions; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955428914     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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