Managing diversity in the Netherlands: A case study of Rabobank

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 831-851

  Subeliani, David ^a   Tsogas, George ^b  

^a Cass Business School ^*  (Georgia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity management; Ethnic minorities; Human resources management; Netherlands; Rabobank

Indexed keywords

EID: 22744450931     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500083392     Document Type: Article

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