Discourses of diversity and the quality of work life: The Character and Costs of the Managerial Metaphor

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 121-127

  Harter, Lynn M ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990374956     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318901151008     Document Type: Article

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