Disability as a diversity factor: Implications for Human Resource practices

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-406

  Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia ^a   Roessler, Richard T ^b   Kacirek, Kit ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; diversity; retention; workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955568194     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422310379209     Document Type: Article

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