Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-218

  Gubbins, M Claire ^a   Garavan, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

career success; HRD professional; human resource development; job performance; role of HRD professional; social capital; social resources; training professional; weak ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992905414     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484305275769     Document Type: Article

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