A tale of two climates: Diversity climate from subordinates' and managers' perspectives and their role in store unit sales performance

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 767-791

  McKay, Patrick F ^a   Avery, Derek R ^b   Morris, Mark A ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c JCPenney Inc

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EID: 70449478889     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2009.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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