A multilevel study of the relationships between diversity training, ethnic discrimination and satisfaction in organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-20

  King, Eden B ^a   Dawson, Jeremy F ^b   Kravitz, David A ^a   Gulick, Lisa M V ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Diversity; Diversity training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255163142     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.728     Document Type: Article

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