Perceived diversity and organizational performance

Employee Relations

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-33

  Allen, Richard S ^a   Dawson, Gail ^a   Wheatley, Kathleen ^a   White, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Equal opportunities; Managers; Organizational performance; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749063989     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450810835392     Document Type: Article

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