Leveraging human resource development expertise to improve supply chain managers' skills and competencies

European Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 118-135

  Ellinger, Alexander E ^a   Ellinger, Andrea D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Executive coaching; Managerial coaching; Organization development; Strategic human resource development; Supply chain management talent; Supply chain manager; Supply chain manager skills; Talent development; Training and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892403858     PISSN: 20469012     EISSN: 20469020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EJTD-09-2013-0093     Document Type: Article

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