Employment equity in Canada and South Africa: Progress and propositions

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-55

  Thomas, Adèle ^a   Jain, Harish C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Diversity; Employment equity; Human resources practices; Organizational culture; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EQUITY; HUMAN RESOURCE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1442263785     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000157348     Document Type: Article

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