Minority report: Taking the initiative in managing diversity at BBC Scotland

Employee Relations

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 182-202

  Maxwell, Gillian A ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity management; Equal opportunities; Scotland; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986052292     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1425450410511089     Document Type: Article

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