Demographic dissimilarity and workplace inclusion

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1013-1031

  Pelled, Lisa Hope ^a   Ledford Jr , Gerald E ^a   Mohrman, Susan Albers ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033473239     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6486.00168     Document Type: Article

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