Training differences and selection in a talent identification system

Talent Development and Excellence

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-32

  Baker, Joseph ^a   Bagats, Sebastian ^b   Büsch, Dirk ^c   Strauss, Bernd ^b   Schorer, Jörg ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c Institute of Applied Training Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Expertise; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865655869     PISSN: 18690459     EISSN: 18692885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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