Human resource dependence and organizational demography: A study of minority employment in private sector companies

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-185

  Fields, Dail L ^a   Goodman, Jodi S ^b   Blum, Terry C ^c  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinants of demography; Human resource dependence; Organization theory; Organizational demography; Racial composition of organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244458502     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304271601     Document Type: Article

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