Relationship between managerial values and hiring preferences in the context of the six decades of affirmative action in India

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-197

  Saha, Sudhir K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Employment equity; Ethnic minorities; Hiring decision; Human resource management; India; Job reservation; Managerial values; Managers; Recruitment; Values; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857066658     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151211202817     Document Type: Article

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