Race differences in termination at work: The role of educational inequality

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 587-598

  Hargis, Michael B ^a,d   Baltes, Boris B ^b   Fried, Yitzhak ^c   Levi, Ari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational inequality; Employee termination; Employment practices; Human capital; Race differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747888187     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-005-9001-6     Document Type: Article

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