Interpreting Silence and Voice in the Workplace: A Conversation about Tempered Radicalism among Black and White Women Researchers

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 381-414

  Bell, Ella L J Edmondson ^a   Meyerson, Debra ^b   Nkomo, Stella ^c   Scully, Maureen ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^d Simmons School of Management

Author keywords

silence; voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944521722     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886303260502     Document Type: Article

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