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Drawing on Social Psychology Literature to Understand and Reduce Workplace Discrimination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2015

Daniel R. Abben ,
Shanique G. Brown ,
Verena Graupmann ,
Stefanie A. Mockler  and
Gregory F. Fernandes
Daniel R. Abben*
Affiliation:
DePaul University
Shanique G. Brown
Affiliation:
DePaul University
Verena Graupmann
Affiliation:
DePaul University
Stefanie A. Mockler
Affiliation:
DePaul University
Gregory F. Fernandes
Affiliation:
DePaul University
*
E-mail: dabben@depaul.edu, Address: Department of Psychology, DePaul University, 2219 N. Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 476 - 479
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2013

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