The Ethics of Discrimination: Organizational Mindsets and Female Employment Disadvantage

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-325

  Lane, Nikala ^a   Piercy, Nigel F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Strategic Sales Research Consortium   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0347931658     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023644602447     Document Type: Article

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