Linguistic diversity in the workforce: Understanding social relations in the workplace

Sociological Focus

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-80

  Aguikre, Adalberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645745451     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2003.10570716     Document Type: Article

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