Unequal attendance: The relationships between race, organizational diversity cues, and absenteeism

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 875-902

  Avery, Derek R ^a   McKay, Patrick F ^b   Wilson, David C ^c   Tonidandel, Scott ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 36249028315     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2007.00094.x     Document Type: Article

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