Viewpoint: Linking training policy and practice to organizational goals

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 301-309

  O’Donnell, David ^a   Garavan, Thomas N ^b  

^a Ballyagran   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Goals; Human resource development; Policy; Strategy; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018745     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090599710189144     Document Type: Article

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