Exploring National Human Resource Development: A Case of China Management Development in a Transitioning Context

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-201

  Wang, Jia ^a   Wang, Greg G ^b  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; management development; national HRD; NHRD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992815905     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484306287273     Document Type: Article

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