Gender, race, and the shadow structure: A study of informal networks and inequality in a work organization

Gender and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 303-322

  McGuire, Gail M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

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EID: 23044531994     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243202016003003     Document Type: Review

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