The Role of Training and Absorptive Capacity in Mediating Human Capital Dimensions and Organizational Performance: Evidence from Pakistan |
BHUTTO, Sana Arz
(Faculty of Finance and Administrative Sciences, Al-Madinah International University)
JAMAL, Yasir (Department of Business Administration, Mohammed Ali Jinnah University) RAFIQ, Asim (Faculty of Management Sciences, Hamdard Institute of Management Sciences) MEHMOOD, Kashif (Department of Business Administration, Bahria University) HUSSAIN, Munir (Department of Entrepreneurship, Institute of Business Management) ALI, Amjad (Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University) |
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