A multilevel perspective on training and development effectiveness

Learning, Training, and Development in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 405-440

  Mathieu, John E ^a   Tesluk, Paul E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Center for Human Capital Innovation and Technology   (United States)

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EID: 84916970251     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203878385     Document Type: Chapter

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