The role of learning agility and career variety in the identification and development of high potential employees

Personnel Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-358

  Dries, Nicky ^a   Vantilborgh, Tim ^b   Pepermans, Roland ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Career variety; Careers; High potentials; Learning agility; On the job learning; Potential appraisal; Talent management; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859405497     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483481211212977     Document Type: Article

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