Discrimination in organizations: An organizational-level systems perspective

Discrimination at Work: The Psychological and Organizational Bases

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 89-116

  Gelfand, Michele J ^a   Nishii, Lisa H ^b   Raver, Jana L ^c   Schneider, Benjamin ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Personnel Research Associates Inc   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410611567     Document Type: Chapter

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