A Strategic Perspective on Human Resource Development

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-30

  Garavan, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

external and internal context; HRD professional values and competencies; stakeholders satisfactions; Strategic Human Resource Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990323708     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422306294492     Document Type: Article

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