The role of attitudes in reactions toward diversity in workgroups

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2327-2351

  Nakui, Toshihiko ^a   Paulus, Paul B ^b   Van der Zee, Karen I ^c  

^a Tokyo University and Graduate School of Social Welfare   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84880944133     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00818.x     Document Type: Article

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