Equality and diversity rhetoric: One size fits all? Globalization and the Portuguese context

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-112

  Barbosa, Iris ^a   Cabral Cardoso, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diversity; Equal opportunities; Globalization; Localization; Portugal; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106884     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151011019237     Document Type: Article

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