Why organizations choose to manage diversity? Toward a leadership-based theoretical framework

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-78

  Ng, Eddy S W ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CEO commitment; Managing diversity; Strategic choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049100339     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484307311592     Document Type: Article

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