HRD and HRM Perspectives on Organizational Performance: A Review of Literature

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-143

  Alagaraja, Meera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

human resource development; human resource management; organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877353783     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484312450868     Document Type: Review

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