Leveraging diversity through career development: Social and cultural capital among African-American managers

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 224-238

  Bristol, Trammell L ^a   Tisdell, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a W331 Olmsted Bldg ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Career development; Leverage diversity; Managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953220057     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2010.033584     Document Type: Article

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