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9 - Spirituality and Workplace Diversity Practices in Africa

from Part III - Regional Approaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2017

Jawad Syed
Affiliation:
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Alain Klarsfeld
Affiliation:
Toulouse Business School
Faith Wambura Ngunjiri
Affiliation:
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
Charmine E. J. Härtel
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
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