Searching for common threads: Understanding the multiple effects of diversity in organizational groups

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 402-433

  Milliken, Frances J ^a   Martins, Luis L ^a  

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EID: 0030542732     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1996.9605060217     Document Type: Article

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