Cultural values as predictors of attitudes towards equality and diversity: a Canadian experience

Women in Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 317-324

  Eddy, S W ^a   Burke, R J ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture (sociology); Diversity management; Gender; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993108435     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420410555088     Document Type: Article

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