The Link Between Diversity and Equality Management Practice Bundles and Racial Diversity in the Managerial Ranks: Does Firm Size Matter?

Human Resource Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-242

  Richard, Orlando C ^a   Roh, Hyuntak ^b   Pieper, Jenna R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity and equality management practices; Firm size; Racial diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875609416     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21528     Document Type: Article

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