Management training and development within its environment: the case of Libyan industrial companies

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 117-123

  Agnaia, Almehdi A ^a  

^a Faculty of Accounting ^*  (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Arab countries; Libya; Management development; Managers; National cultures; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992986588     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090599710161829     Document Type: Article

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