(Dis)missing the obvious: Will mainstream management research ever take religion seriously?

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-224

  King Jr , James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Human resource management; Organizational behavior; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749104883     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492608314205     Document Type: Review

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