Individual and environmental factors influencing the use of transfer strategies after diversity training

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-89

  Roberson, Loriann ^a   Kulik, Carol T ^b   Pepper, Molly B ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity training; Race ethnicity; Transfer strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649123592     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601108329732     Document Type: Article

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