Social Networks as a Conceptual and Empirical Tool to Understand and “Do” HRD

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-310

  Storberg Walker, Julia ^a   Gubbins, Claire ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

HRD; social capital; social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990316871     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422306304071     Document Type: Article

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