Diversity training: Putting theory into practice

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-50

  Pendry, Louise F ^a   Driscoll, Denise M ^b   Field, Susannah C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847678942     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317906X118397     Document Type: Article

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