Encountering social class differences at work: How "class work" perpetuates inequality

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 670-699

  Gray, Barbara ^a   Kish Gephart, Jennifer J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84885350930     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2012.0143     Document Type: Article

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