Do sectoral training funds stimulate training?

International Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 273-290

  Kamphuis, Pascal ^a   Glebbeek, Arie C ^a   Van Lieshout, Harm ^a  

^a HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78649487039     PISSN: 13603736     EISSN: 14682419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2010.00358.x     Document Type: Article

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