Searching for Common Threads: Understanding the Multiple Effects of Diversity in Organizational Groups
Academy of Management ReviewPublished 1 April 1996
Frances J. Milliken, Luis L. Martins
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Frances J. Milliken, Luis L. Martins, Searching for Common Threads: Understanding the Multiple Effects of Diversity in Organizational Groups, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 402-433
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