Ensuring employment equity: Are federal diversity programs making a difference?

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1307-1336

  Naff, Katherine C ^a   Kellough, J Edward ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Civil service; Diversity; Evaluation; Human resources managment; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050420657     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120024399     Document Type: Article

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