Layoffs and unemployment discrimination: A new stigma

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 848-863

  Karren, Ronald ^a   Sherman, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Age discrimination; Racial discrimination; Selection biases; Stereotypes; Stigma; Unemployment; Unemployment discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868548381     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941211280193     Document Type: Article

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