Support for affirmative action, justice perceptions, and work attitudes: A study of gender and racial-ethnic group differences

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 376-389

  Parker, Christopher P ^a   Baltes, Boris B ^b   Christiansen, Neil D ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 0031154861     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.82.3.376     Document Type: Article

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