Racial Diversity and Firm Performance: The Mediating Role of Competitive Intensity

Journal of Management

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 820-844

  Andrevski, Goce ^a   Richard, Orlando C ^b   Shaw, Jason D ^c   Ferrier, Walter J ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

competitive dynamics; competitive intensity; firm performance; moderated mediation; racial diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894755775     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206311424318     Document Type: Article

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