High-performance human resource strategies in learning schools

The Learning Organization

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-39

  Cheng Yong, Tan ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF EDUCATION   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Learning organizations; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170565     PISSN: 09696474     EISSN: 1758905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09696470010313669     Document Type: Article

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