Strategies for transformingthe possible negative effectsof group diversity

Quest

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 421-438

  Cunningham, George B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 32044468695     PISSN: 00336297     EISSN: 15432750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2004.10491835     Document Type: Article

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