Human capital planning in higher education institutions: A strategic human resource development initiative in Jordan

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 534-544

  Khasawneh, Samer ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Higher education institutions; Human capital; Human resource development; Jordan; Planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052572399     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513541111159040     Document Type: Article

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