Outcomes of appearance and obesity in organizations

Handbook of Workplace Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 455-474

  Bell, Myrtle P ^a   McLaughlin, Mary E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781848608092.n19     Document Type: Chapter

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