The social identity and social networks of ethnic minority groups in organizations: A crucial test of distinctiveness theory

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 573-589

  Leonard, Ana Sierra ^a   Mehra, Ajay ^b   Katerberg, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 51449085572     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.488     Document Type: Article

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