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    A web based intelligent training system for SMEs

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    Authors
    Mullins, Roisin
    Duan, Yanqing
    Hamblin, David
    Burrell, Philip
    Jin, Huan
    Gołuchowski, Jerzy
    Ziemba, Ewa
    Billewicz, Aleksander
    Issue Date
    2007-03
    Subjects
    intelligent web-based training
    Internet marketing
    SMEs
    training needs analysis
    case based reasoning
    training
    web based training
    
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    Mullins R et al , A Web Based Intelligent Training System for SMEs, 2007, 5 (1): 39-48 The Electronic Journal of e-Learning
    Publisher
    Academic Conferences International
    Journal
    Electronic Journal of eLearning
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/245273
    Additional Links
    http://www.ejel.org/front/search/index.html
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1479-4403
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