Demographic diversity and faultlines: The compositional dynamics of organizational groups

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 325-340

  Lau, Dora C ^a   Murnighan, J Keith ^a  

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EID: 0032376002     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1998.533229     Document Type: Article

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