Applying U.S. employment discrimination laws to international employers: Advice for scientists and practitioners

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 705-739

  Posthuma, Richard A ^a   Roehling, Mark V ^b   Campion, Michael A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33747245105     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2006.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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