Probing the group faultline concept: An evaluation of measures of patterned multi-dimensional group diversity

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-368

  Trezzini, Bruno ^a  

^a Practical Significance   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Group faultlines; Measurement evaluation; Multi dimensional diversity; Polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449116655     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-006-9049-z     Document Type: Article

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