Race and job dismissal: African american/white differences in their sources during the early work career

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1182-1199

  Wilson, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Dismissal; Racial inequality; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744374986     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764205274815     Document Type: Article

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