Language-based diversity and faultlines in organizations

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 128-146

  Kulkarni, Mukta ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fault lines; India; Language; Multilingualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921366297     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1954     Document Type: Article

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