Gay men in the police: Identity disclosure and management issues

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-298

  Rumens, Nick ^a   Broomfield, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84863530484     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2011.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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