The relationship between plaintiff gender and just cause determination in Canadian dismissal cases

Sex Roles

Volumn 34, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 535-547

  Wagar, Terry H ^a   Grant, James D ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030534623     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01545031     Document Type: Article

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