The influence of investment in workplace learning on learning outcomes and organizational performance

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 437-458

  Park, Yoonhee ^a   Jacobs, Ronald L ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 83755220643     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.20085     Document Type: Article

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