A relational framework for international transfer of diversity management practices

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2435-2453

  Syed, Jawad ^a   Özbilgin, Mustafa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Context; Diversity management; Equal employment opportunity; Intersectionality; Relational perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350260703     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190903363755     Document Type: Article

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