Race, gender, and opportunity: A study of compensation attainment and the establishment of mentoring relationships

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-308

  Dreher, George F ^a   Cox Jr , Taylor H ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CAUCASIAN; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHER;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREER MOBILITY; COMMERCE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTORS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 85021411385     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.81.3.297     Document Type: Article

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