Training evaluation: An empirical study in Kuwait

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 241-251

  Al Athari, Ahmad ^a   Zairi, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Human resource development; Model; Organisational development; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986051098     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590210424911     Document Type: Article

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