Mapping talent development: Definition, scope and architecture

European Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-24

  Garavan, Thomas N ^a   Carbery, Ronan ^a   Rock, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Employee development; Human resource management; Talent development; Talent development architecture; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104450     PISSN: 20469012     EISSN: 20469020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090591211192601     Document Type: Review

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