The personality, job satisfaction and turnover intentions of African-American male and female accountants: An examination of the human capital and structural/class theories

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-192

  Glover, Hubert D ^a   Mynatt, Patricia G ^b   Schroeder, Richard G ^b  

^a EASI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 0034165494     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1998.0287     Document Type: Article

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