Managing diversity: Beyond affirmative action in Australia

Women in Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 133-142

  Kramar, Robin ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Management philosophy; Management structure; Management techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019309     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429810219763     Document Type: Article

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