Conditions of contact, common in-group identity, and in-group bias toward contingent workers

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 671-684

  Lipponen, Jukka ^a   Leskinen, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Group process; In group bias; Organizational behavior; Workforce diversity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33845747372     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.6.671-684     Document Type: Review

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