The effect of workplace gender and race demographic composition on hiring through employee referrals

Human Resource Development Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-319

  Taber, Mary E ^a   Hendricks, Wallace ^b  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 60449105574     PISSN: 10448004     EISSN: 15321096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.1068     Document Type: Article

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