The fatal flaws of diversity and the business case for ethnic minorities

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 773-784

  Noon, Mike ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36249002223     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017007082886     Document Type: Review

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