Human resource development: The key to sustainable growth and competitiveness of Singapore

Human Resource Development International

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-432

  Osman Gani, Aahad M ^a   Tan, Wee Liang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Competitiveness; Manpower development; Manpower planning; National human resource development; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990326800     PISSN: 13678868     EISSN: 14698374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13678869800000053     Document Type: Article

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