Managing diversity through human resource management: An international perspective and conceptual framework

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-251

  Shen, Jie ^a   Chanda, Ashok ^a   D'Netto, Brian ^b   Monga, Manjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affirmative action (AA); Diversity management; Equal employment opportunity (EEO); Human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849182439     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802670516     Document Type: Review

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