On the diversity of diversity: Tidy logic, messier realities

Academy of Management Perspectives

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 26-33

  Klein, Katherine J ^a   Harrison, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38349025465     PISSN: 15589080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMP.2007.27895337     Document Type: Review

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