Equal opportunity climate in the United States military: Are differences in the eye of the beholder?

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-169

  Truhon, Stephen A ^a  

^a AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38649131760     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320701643535     Document Type: Article

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