Employment equity in Canada and South Africa: A comparative review

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-17

  Jain, Harish C ^a   Horwitz, Frank ^b   Wilkin, Christa L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative; employment equity; institutional theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858989073     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.606115     Document Type: Article

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