Diversity management practices in leading edge firms

Building more Effective Organizations: HR Management and Performance in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 252-278

  Singh, Val ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856575709     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511802928.013     Document Type: Chapter

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