Implementing human resource development best practices: Replication or re-creation?

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 345-360

  Lervik, Jon E ^a   Hennestad, Bjørn W ^a   Amdam, Rolv Petter ^a   Lunnan, Randi ^a   Nilsen, Sølvi M ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Best practice; HRD; Implementation process; Re creation; Replication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84985903136     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678860500149969     Document Type: Review

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