Why a Stakeholder Approach to Evaluating Training

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-134

  Nickols, Fred W ^a  

^a Developing Human Resources ^*

Author keywords

HRD; return on investment; ROI; stakeholder approach; training evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990350765     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422304272175     Document Type: Article

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