Investigating Hispanic Underrepresentation in Managerial and Professional Occupations

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 513-529

  Mundra, Kusum ^a   Moellmer, Andrew ^b,c   Lopez Aqueres, Waldo ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Res/Oversight Cncl Worker's C   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Business; Employment; Hispanic underrepresentation; Human capital; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242350162     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303259297     Document Type: Review

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