Does diversity pay?: Race, gender, and the business case for diversity

American Sociological Review

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-224

  Herring, Cedric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; GENDER ROLE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LABOR SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY; RACE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 65449167885     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240907400203     Document Type: Article

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