Asymmetric reactions to work group sex diversity among men and women

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-208

  Chatman, Jennifer A ^a,c   O'Reilly, Charles A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042679797     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20159572     Document Type: Article

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