Comparative effects of race/ethnicity and employee engagement on withdrawal behavior

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-215

  Jones, James R ^a   Ni, Jinlan ^a   Wilson, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 77954669402     PISSN: 10453695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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