Social Network Analysis in Human Resource Development: A New Methodology

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-71

  Hatala, John Paul ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HRD; Methodology; social capital; Social Network Analysis; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992804628     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484305284318     Document Type: Article

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