Perceived training benefits and training bundles: A Canadian study

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 829-842

  Ng, Ignace ^a   Dastmalchian, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian organizations; Human resource management; Open climate; Training; Training benefits; Training bundles

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952978163     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.555126     Document Type: Article

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