Discrimination in hiring against immigrants and ethnic minorities: The effect of unionization

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-115

  Harcourt, M ^a   Lam, H ^b   Harcourt, S ^c   Flynn, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Middlesex University ^*

^d MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Ethnic; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049142903     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701763958     Document Type: Article

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