A global link between national diversity policies? The case of the migration of Nigerian physicians to the UK and USA

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1917-1933

  Healy, Geraldine ^a   Oikelome, Franklin ^a  

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Author keywords

Diversity management; Diversity policies; Medical migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049001232     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701638135     Document Type: Article

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