Exploring a possible route through which training affects organizational performance: The case of a Greek bank

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2892-2923

  Glaveli, Niki ^a   Karassavidou, Eleonora ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Greece; Organizational performance; Research; Service profit chain; Training effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052424939     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.606113     Document Type: Article

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