The value of diversity in organizations: A social psychological perspective

Social Psychology and Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 253-271

  Phillips, Katherine W ^a   Kim Jun, Sun Young ^a   Shim, So Hyeon ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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