Is There Method To The Madness? Examining How Racioethnic Matching Influences Retail Store Productivity

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 167-199

  Avery, Derek R ^a   McKay, Patrick F ^b   Tonidandel, Scott ^c   Volpone, Sabrina D ^a   Morris, Mark A ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d JCPenney Co   (United States)

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EID: 84857498773     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2011.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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