Exploring the construction of professional expertise in HRD: Analysis of four HR developers’ work histories and career stories

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 26, Issue 2/3/4, 2002, Pages 183-195

  Valkevaara, Tuija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Career development; Efficiency; Human resource development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173511     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590210422067     Document Type: Article

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