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The model minority but not management material? The importance of anti-bias interventions to promote leadership opportunities for Asian Americans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2020

Amanda Mouton
Affiliation:
St. Mary’s University
Cody B. Cox*
Affiliation:
St. Mary’s University
Gregory J. Pool
Affiliation:
St. Mary’s University
*
*Corresponding author. Email: Ccox9@stmarytx.edu

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© Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. 2020

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