The benefits of sexual orientation diversity in sport organizations

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 647-663

  Cunningham, George B ^a   Melton, E Nicole ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Diversity; Heterosexism; Sexual prejudice; Sport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT;

COMMERCE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPORTS;

EID: 79956361627     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2011.563664     Document Type: Article

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