Understanding career experiences of skilled minority ethnic workers in France and Germany

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1236-1256

  Al Ariss, Akram ^a   Vassilopoulou, Joana ^b   Özbilgin, Mustafa F ^b,c   Game, Annilee ^d  

^a TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency; career; diversity; France; Germany; highly skilled ethnic minorities; work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874441565     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.709190     Document Type: Article

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