The ecology of virtual human resource development

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 632-647

  Bennett, Elisabeth E ^a   Bierema, Laura L ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

critical HRD; innovation; systems of innovation; technology; virtual HR; virtual HRD

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952077033     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422310394789     Document Type: Article

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