Contemporary HRD research: A triarchy of theoretical perspectives and their prescriptions for HRD

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 24, Issue , 2000, Pages 65-93

  Garavan, Thomas N ^a   Gunnigle, Patrick ^a   Morley, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Human resource development; Learning organizations; Organizational learning; Organizational policy; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172495     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590010321926     Document Type: Article

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