Delivering effective diversity management through effective structures

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Bassett Jones, Nigel ^a   Brown, Reva Berman ^a   Cornelius, Nelarine ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity management; Viable systems model; Workplace equality

Indexed keywords

DIVERSITY MANAGEMENTS; VIABLE SYSTEMS MODELS; WORKPLACE EQUALITY;

SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33947184230     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.762     Document Type: Article

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