Establishing a diversity program is not enough: Exploring the determinants of diversity climate

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-53

  Herdman, Andrew O ^a   McMillan Capehart, Amy ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity climate; Diversity initiatives; Heterogeneity; Managerial values

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649086676     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9133-1     Document Type: Article

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