Type of affirmative action policy: A determinant of reactions to sex-based preferential selection?

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 190-205

  Heilman, Madeline E ^a   Battle, William S ^b   Keller, Chris E ^b   Lee, R Andrew ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0032043628     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.2.190     Document Type: Article

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