"Learning" a living: Continuous learning for survival in today's talent market

Learning, Training, and Development in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 333-361

  Molloy, Janice C ^a   Noe, Raymond A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79958268330     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203878385     Document Type: Chapter

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