Training as a source of competitive advantage: Performance impact and the role of firm strategy, the Spanish case

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 574-594

  Castellanos, Rosa María Muñoz ^a   Martín, María Yolanda Salinero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human resources; Results; Strategies; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951893863     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.543635     Document Type: Article

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