Is the training train out of control? A case of evaluation failure from New Zealand

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 458-466

  Massey, Claire ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84993111664     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000410567107     Document Type: Article

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