The impact of categorical status, numeric representation, and work group prestige on preference for demographically similar others: A value threat approach

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 386-401

  Duguid, Michelle M ^a   Loyd, Denise Lewin ^b   Tolbert, Pamela S ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Demography; Status; Threat; Work group

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857428306     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0565     Document Type: Article

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