Does Diversity Pay? A Replication of Herring (2009).
In an influential article published in the American Sociological Review in 2009, Herring finds that diverse workforces are beneficial for business. His analysis supports seven out of eight hypotheses on the positive effects of gender and racial diversity on sales revenue, number of customers, percei...
| Publicado en: | American Sociological Review Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 857 - 868 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Aug2017
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