The inclusion challenge with reduced-load professionals: The role of the manager

Human Resource Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-461

  Lirio, Pamela ^a   Lee, Mary Dean ^a   Williams, Margaret L ^a   Haugen, Leslie K ^a   Kossek, Ellen Ernst ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversity; Inclusion; Managers; Part time; Reduced load; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 51549083310     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20226     Document Type: Article

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