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Human resource development strategies for effectively developing middle managers at global conglomerates to create synergies through cross-business collaboration Cover

Human resource development strategies for effectively developing middle managers at global conglomerates to create synergies through cross-business collaboration

By: Yusuke Negishi and  Jessica Li  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 114 - 127
Published on: Feb 24, 2025
Published by: University Forum for Human Resource Development & World Federation of People Management Associations
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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