Held to a different standard: Racial differences in the impact of lateness on advancement opportunity

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-165

  Luksyte, Aleksandra ^a   Waite, Eleanor ^b   Avery, Derek R ^c   Roy, Rumela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84876435756     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12010     Document Type: Article

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