Examining the link between diversity and firm performance: The effects of diversity reputation and leader racial diversity

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 548-568

  Roberson, Quinetta M ^a,c   Park, Hyeon Jeong ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c and History

Author keywords

Demography; Diversity; Firm performance; Reputation; Top management teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548440649     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601106291124     Document Type: Article

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