Ethnic Identity and Job Attribute Preferences: The Role of Collectivism and Psychological Capital

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-16

  Combs, Gwendolyn M ^a   Milosevic, Ivana ^a   Jeung, Wonho ^a   Griffith, Jakari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diversity; human resource management; positive organizational behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857463282     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051811433359     Document Type: Article

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