Not So Subtle: A Meta-Analytic Investigation of the Correlates of Subtle and Overt Discrimination

Journal of Management

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1588-1613

  Jones, Kristen P ^a   Peddie, Chad I ^b   Gilrane, Veronica L ^b   King, Eden B ^a   Gray, Alexis L ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HumRRO ^*  (United States)

^c Federal Management Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

affect emotion; attitudes; diversity gender; meta analysis; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979947854     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206313506466     Document Type: Article

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