The role of accountability in suppressing managers’ preinterview bias against african-american sales job applicants

Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-124

  Ford, Thomas E ^a   Gambino, Frank ^a   Lee, Hanjoon ^a   Mayo, Edward ^b   Ferguson, Mark A ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 14944373966     PISSN: 08853134     EISSN: 15577813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08853134.2004.10749023     Document Type: Article

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