Impact of Race on Business Students' Perceptions of Business Careers

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 199-208

  Delvecchio, Susan ^a   McEwen, Thaddeus ^b   McEwen, Beryl C ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041098785     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320109601311     Document Type: Article

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