The use and misuse of swot analysis and implications for hrd professionals

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-399

  Chermack, Thomas J ^a   Kasshanna, Bernadette K ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Strategic HRD; SWOT analysis; SWOT research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894146952     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860701718760     Document Type: Article

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