Anticipated Discrimination and a Career Choice in Nonprofit: A Study of Early Career Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered (LGBT) Job Seekers

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 332-352

  Ng, Eddy S W ^a   Schweitzer, Linda ^b   Lyons, Sean T ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

anticipated discrimination; career expectations; LGBT individuals; nonprofit sector; work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869001847     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: 1552759X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X12453055     Document Type: Article

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