Workplace learning strategies, barriers, facilitators and outcomes: A qualitative study among human resource management practitioners

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-55

  Crouse, Paula ^a   Doyle, Wendy ^a   Young, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human resource development; Human resource management; Learning outcomes; Learning strategies; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861814922     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678868.2011.542897     Document Type: Article

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