What women and ethnic minorities want. Work values and labor market confidence: A self-determination perspective

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 676-698

  Ng, Eddy S W ^a   Sears, Greg J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Labor market confidence; Self determination theory; Women; Work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951678254     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585191003658847     Document Type: Article

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