Training practices and organisational learning capability: Relationship and implications

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages 234-256

  Jerez Gómez, Pilar ^a   Céspedes Lorente, José J ^a   Valle Cabrera, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Organizational learning; Spain; Training methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986085481     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590410527636     Document Type: Article

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