Disclosure disconnects: Antecedents and consequences of disclosing invisible stigmas across life domains

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 194-215

  Ragins, Belle Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 38049128782     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.27752724     Document Type: Article

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