Managing Concealable Stigmas at Work: A Review and Multilevel Model

Journal of Management

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1466-1494

  Jones, Kristen P ^a   King, Eden B ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

identity; impression management; individual decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901721099     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206313515518     Document Type: Review

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