Diversity management in substance abuse organizations: Improving the relationship between the organization and its workforce

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-285

  Mallow, Alissa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity management; Meta cultural competency; Organizational meta cultural competency; Substance abuse treatment; Therapeutic communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953472774     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643107.2010.481181     Document Type: Article

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