The influence of organizational culture on training effectiveness

The Cultural Context of Human Resource Development

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 197-212

  Bunch, Kay ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881682347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230236660_12     Document Type: Chapter

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