Ph.D. University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 1983 Major: Human Resource Management. Minor

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VITA

PROFESSOR STELLA M. NKOMO
Department of Human Resource Management
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Office: 27 12 420 4664
Fax: [phone]
Cell: 27 82 416 6308
[email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Massachusetts/Amherst, 1983
Major: Human Resource Management.
Minor: Strategic Management

M.B.A. University of Rhode Island, 1976

B.S. Bryant College, Summa Cum Laude, 1973
Major: Business Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Economic and Management
Sciences, University of Pretoria, September 2009 -present

Research Project Leader, ASCENT: Leading Multicultural Women to the Top, January 2007 –
present

Visiting Scholar, Tuck Business School, Dartmouth College, January 2007 – May 2007

Interim HR/Operations Director, Graduate School of Business Leadership, University of
South Africa June 2005 to December 2007.

Area Head for Leadership, University of South Africa, Graduate School of Business
Leadership, 2007-2009.

Bateman Distinguished Professor of Business Leadership, University of South Africa
Graduate School of Business Leadership July 2000-July 2009

Professor and Department Chair, Department of Management, Belk College of Business
Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, July 1995-June 2000

Visiting Research Scholar Bunting Institute, Harvard University Research and Study Center
1993-1994

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Professor, Belk College of Business Administration, 1993-1995

Associate Professor, Belk College of Business Administration, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, 1988-1992

Assistant Professor, Belk College of Business Administration, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, 1983-1988

Adjunct Faculty, Women's Studies Program, University North of Carolina at Charlotte, 1988-
2000.

Teaching Associate, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1981-1983.

Lecturer, University of Rhode Island, College of Business Administration
1976-78.

Other Professional Experience:

Research Coordinator, Human Resource Research Center, University of Massachusetts at
Amherst, 1981-1982

Research Associate, Human Resource Research Center, University of Massachusetts at
Amherst, 1978-1981

Counselor, Talent Development Program for Minority Students, University of Rhode Island,
1975-1976

Training Assistant, African-American Institute, 1969-1971.

Administrative Assistant, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, 1964-1969

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Leadership, Leading and Managing Change, Organisational Behaviour, Principles of
Management, and Human Resource Management (MBA, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and
Executive Levels)

PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH

Research Areas: race and gender in organisations; women in leadership; diversity
management; change leadership

Research Qualifications: South African National Research Foundation Rated Researcher (B1
Rating received in 2011)

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Books:

Gleason, D., Nkomo, S. M. & de Jongh, D. (2011). Courageous Conversations: A collection of
interviews and reflections on responsible leadership by South African Captains of Industry.
Johannesburg: VanSchaick Publishers

Nkomo, S. M. Fottler, M. D. & McAfee, B. R. (2011 Seventh Edition). Applications in Human
Resource Management. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Company

Nkomo, S. M. Fottler, M. D. & McAfree, B. R. (2008 Sixth Edition). Applications in Human
Resource Management. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Company.

Nkomo, S. M., Fottler, M. D. & McAfee, B. R. (2004, Fifth Edition). Applications in Human
Resource Management. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Company.

Bell, E. and Nkomo, S. M. (2001). Our Separate Ways: Black and White Women and the
Struggle for Professional Identity. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Oches, Norman and Nkomo, S.M. (2000). The Teaching Bridge: A Resource Manual for Part-
time Teachers in Today’s Colleges and Universities. North Carolina: Arizona Mission Press.

Refereed Journal Articles

Nkomo, S. M. & Hoobler, J. (forthcoming, 2013) An Historical Perspective On Diversity
Ideologies in the US: Reflections on HRM Research & Practice. Human Resource
Management Review.

Alcadipani, R., Khan, F. R., Gantman, E. & Nkomo, S. M. (2012). Southern Voices in
Management and Organization Knowledge. Organization: the critical journal of
organization, theory and society, 19 (2): 131-144.

Nkomo, S. M. (2011). The Challenge of Moving from the letter of the law to the spirit of the
law: The challenges of realising the intent of employment equity and affirmative action.
Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa, 77: 132-146.

Wangirayi, G. & Nkomo, S. M. (2011). The lived experience of the strategic leader: What
effective CEOs do, how they do it, and an exploration of how they think about it. Asia Pacific
Journal of Business and Management, 2 (1): 37-50.

Nkomo, S. M. (2011) A Postcolonial and Anti-Colonial Reading of ‘African’ Leadership and
Management in Organization Studies: Tensions, Contradictions and Possibilities.
Organization: The critical journal of organization, theory and society, 18 (3): 365-386.

Nkomo, S. M. & Kriek, H. S. (2011). Leading Organizational Change in the ‘New’ South
Africa. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 84: 453-470.

Booysen, L. & Nkomo, S. M. (2010). Gender role stereotypes and requisite management
characteristics: The Case of South Africa. Gender in Management: An International

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Journal, 25 (4): 285-300. Article is a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald
Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011.

Zanoni, P., Jansens, M., Benschop, Y. & Nkomo, S. M. (2010). Unpacking diversity, grasping
inequality: Rethinking difference through critical perspectives. Organization: The critical
journal of organization, theory and society. 17 (1): 9-29.

Nkomo, S. M. & Ngambi, H. (2009). African women in leadership: Current Knowledge and
a Framework for Future studies. International Journal of African Renaissance Studies, 4(1):
49-68.

Nkomo, S. M. (2009). The seductive power of academic journal rankings: Challenges of
searching for the otherwise. Academy of Management Learning and Education Journal, 8
(1): 106-112.

Kriek, H. S., Beaty, D., & Nkomo, S. M. (March, 2009). Theory Building Trends in
International Management Research: An Archival Review of Preferred Methods. South
African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 12 (1): 126-135).

Jack. G. A., Calás, M. B., Nkomo, S. M. & Peltonen, T. (2008). Critique and international
management: An uneasy relationship? Introduction to Special Topic Forum: International
Management: Critique and New Directions. Academy of Management Review, 33 (4): 870-
884.

Beaty, D., Nkomo, S. M. & Kriek, H. S. 2006. Management theory building trends in South
Africa: An archival analysis. Management Dynamics, 15 (2).

Littrell, R. M. & Nkomo, S. M. (2005). Gender and Race Differences in Leader Behaviour
Preferences in South Africa. Women in Management Review, 20 (8): 562-580.

Nkomo, S. M. (2003). Teaching business ethically in the “New” South Africa. Management
Communication Quarterly, 17: 1, 128-136.

Bell, E. J., Meyerson, D., Nkomo, S. M. & Scully, M. (2003). Interpreting Silence and Voice in
the Workplace: A Conversation about Tempered Radicalism among Black and White
Women Researchers. Journal of Applied Behavioural Science, 39 (4): 381-414.

Mangaliso, M. & Nkomo, S. M. (2001). Eskom’s Chairman Reuel Khoza on the
Transformation of South African Business. Academy of Management Executive, 15 (3), 8-15.

Mangaliso, M. & Nkomo, S. M. (2001). HerdBuoys McCann-Erickson’s Chairman Peter
Vundla on Black Entrepreneurs and Economic Empowerment. Academy of Management
Executive, 15 (3), 16-22.

Nkomo, S. M. & Ensley, M. D. (June, 1999). Deja Vu: Human Resource Management’s
Courtship of Strategy. Organization: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Organization, Theory
and Society, 6, (2), 339-348.

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Bell, E. and Nkomo, S. M. (1999). Managing Careers: Insider/Outsider Perspective. Journal
of Career Development, 26 (1), 69-84.

Bell, E. and Nkomo, S. M. (Summer, 1998). Armoring: Learning to Withstand Racial
Oppression. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, XXIX, 285-296.

Nkomo, S. M. and Fields, D. M. (1993) A Field Study of Demographic Characteristics and Job
Attribute Preferences of New Part-Time Employees. Journal of Business and Psychology, Vol.
8, No. 3, 365-375.

Fields, D. M. & Nkomo, S. M. (1992) Slowing the Revolving Door: Looking for New Keys to
Retain Entry Level Workers with D. Michael Fields. Journal of Business Strategies, 9, 1-20.

Cox, T. J. Jr. and Nkomo, S. M. (1992). Candidate Age as a Factor in Promotability Ratings,
Public Personnel Management, 21, No. 2, 197-209.

Nkomo, S. M. (1992). The Emperor Has No Clothes: Rewriting Race in the Study of
Organizations. Academy of Management Review, 17, 487-513.

Fields, M. D. & Nkomo, S. M. (1991). Re-evaluating Retailer's Use of Part-time Salespeople.
Business Insights, Vol. X, Number 1, 1991, 1-7.

Fields, M. D. & Nkomo, S. M. (1991). Examining the Role of Job Attribute Preferences in the
Rapid Turnover of Newly Hired Retail Employees. Journal of Applied Business Research, 7,
28-35.

Cox, T. J. Jr., & Nkomo, S. M. (1991). A Race and Gender Group Analysis of the Early Career
Experience of MBA's. Work and Occupations, 18, 431-466.

Cox, T. Jr., & Nkomo, S. M. (1990). Invisible Men and Women: A Status Report on Race As a
Variable in Organization Behavior Research. Journal of Organization Behavior, Vol. II, 419-
431.

Nkomo, S. M. & Cox, T. J. (1990). Factors Affecting the Upward Mobility of Black Managers
in Private Sector Organizations. The Review of Black Political Economy, 18, Winter, 39-57.

Nkomo, S. M. & Cox, T. J. (1989). Gender Differences in the Upward Mobility of Black
Managers: Double Advantage or Double Whammy, Sex Roles. December, 1989, 825-837.

Karren, R. J. & Nkomo, S. M. (1988). So, You Want to Work for Us... Personnel
Administrator, 33, 88-92.

Nkomo, S. M. (1988). Strategic Human Resource Planning-Let's Get Started, Long Range
Planning, 21, 66-72.

Nkomo, S. M. (1987). Human Resource Planning and Organization Performance: An
Exploratory Analysis, Strategic Management Journal, 8, 387-392.

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Nkomo, S. M. (1986). Strategic Human Resource Planning Theory and Practice: The Gap Still
Remains, Personnel Administrator, 31, 71-84.

Cox, T. J. & Nkomo, S. M. (1986). Differential Performance Appraisal Criteria: A Field Study
of Black and White Managers, Group and Organization Studies, 11, 101-119.

Nkomo, S. M. (1980). Stage Three in Personnel Administration: Strategic Human Resource
Management, Personnel, 57, 69-77.

Chapters in Books:

Nkomo, Stella. (forthcoming). “Diversity.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Management. Ed.
Ricky Griffin. New York: Oxford University Press.

Nkomo, S. M. (forthcoming) Striving for gender equity in the new South Africa:
Government and legislative initiatives. In S. Gröschl and J. Takagi (eds). Diversity Quotas,
Diverse Perspectives: The Case of Gender. Ashgate Publishers.

Zoogah, D. and Nkomo, S. M. (forthcoming 2012). Management Research in Africa: Past,
Present and Future Possibilities. In T. Lituchy, B J Punnett, & B Puplampu (eds)
Management in Africa: Macro and Micro Perspectives. New York: Routledge.

Nkomo, S. M. and Ngambi, H. C. (forthcoming 2012). African women in management and
leadership: Individual, Societal and Organizational Influences. In T. Lituchy, B J Punnett, & B
Puplampu (eds). Management in Africa: Macro and Micro Perspectives. New York:
Routledge Publishers.

Littrell, R. F., Wu, N. H., Nkomo, S. M., Wanasika, I., and Howell, J. (forthcoming 2012). Pan-
Sub-Saharan African Managerial Leadership and the Values of Ubuntu. In T. Lituchy, B J
Punnett, & B Puplampu (eds). Management in Africa: Macro and Micro Perspectives. New
York: Routledge Publishers.

Charles, A. & Nkomo, S. M. (2012). Race and organizational politics. In Gerald R. Ferris &
Darren C. Treadway (eds). Politics in Organizations: Theory and Research. New York:
Routledge Publishers (SIOP Frontier Series).

Nkomo, S. M. et al. (one of 90 contributors from around the world) (forthcoming 2012).
Diversity in multicultural organizations. In Wankel, C. (ed.). Management Through
Collaboration: Teaming in a Networked World (London: Routledge Publishers).

Nkomo, S. M. (2010). Social identity theory: in-groups/out-groups. In Hannum, K.,
McFeeters, B. & Booysen, L. (eds.). Leadership Across Differences: Cases and Perspectives.
Publisher: Pfeiffer.

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Booysen, A. E & Nkomo, S. M. (2010). Employment Equity and Diversity Management in
South Africa. In Klarsfeld, A. (ed.). International Handbook of Diversity Management at
Work: Country Perspectives on Diversity and Equal Treatment. Edward Elgar Publisher.

Nkomo, S. M. (2009). The sociology of race: the contributions of W. E. B. Du Bois. In P. Adler
(ed.). Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies: Classical Foundations. London:
Oxford Press.

Nkomo, S. M. (2008). Discrimination. In C. L. Cooper (ed). Handbook of Organizational
Behavior. London: Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. & Cook, J. (2006). Leadership in Africa. In J. Luiz (ed.) Doing Business in Africa.
Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Nkomo, S. M. (2007). Work place diversity. In Clegg, S. Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology.
London: Blackwell Publishers.

Proudford, K. and Nkomo, S. M. (2006). Race in organizations. In A. Konrad, P. Prasad and J.
K. Pringle (eds.). Handbook of Workplace Diversity. London: Sage Publications

Nkomo, S. M. & Stewart, M. (2005). Diverse identities in organizations. In S. Clegg, W.
Nord, & C. Hardy (eds), Handbook of Organization Studies (Second Edition).

Nkomo, S. M. (December, 2004). Discrimination. In N. Nicholson, P. Audia & M. Pillutla
(eds). Blackwell Encylopedic Dictionary of Management: Organizational Behavior, 2nd
Edition, London: Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. (December, 2004). Prejudice. In N. Nicholson, P. Audia & M. Pillutla (eds).
Blackwell Encylopedic Dictionary of Management: Organizational Behavior, 2nd Edition,
London: Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. & Kriek, H. S. (2004). Leading transformational change: challenges and
opportunities. In T. Meyer, & I. Boninelli (eds). Conversations in Leadership—A South
African Perspective. (Johannesburg: Knowledge Resources).

Horwitz, F., Nkomo, S. M. & Rajah, M. (2004). Human Resource Management in South
Africa. In K. Kamoche Y. Debrah, F. Horwitz, G. Mukka (eds.). Managing Human Resources
in Africa. London: Routledge Press.

Bell, E. E. and Nkomo, S. M. (2001). Gender and Cultural Diversity in the Workplace. In L.
Diamant and J. Lee (Eds.) The Psychology of Sex, Gender and Jobs: Issues and Solutions.
Westport, CT: Praeger.

Cox, T., Jr. & Nkomo, S. M. (2001). Race and Ethnicity: An Update and Analysis. In R. T.
Golembiewski (Ed.). Handbook of Organizational Behavior, pp. 255-286. New York: Marcel
Dekker, Inc. 2nd Edition.

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Bell, E. & Nkomo, S. M. (2000). Refracted Lives: Sources of Disconnection Between Black
and White Women. In M. Davidson and R. J. Burke (Eds.). Women in Management: Current
Research Issues II, pp. 205-222. London: Sage Publications.

Nkomo, S. M. & Cox, T. (1999). Diverse identities in organizations. In S. R. Clegg, C. Hardy,
Nord, W. (eds). Managing Organizations: Current Issues. London: Sage Publications.

Nkomo, S. M. & Kossek, E. (1999). Managing Diversity. In E. Kossek (Ed.). Managing
Human Resources. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Company

Bell, E. E. & Nkomo, S. M. (1999). Foundations of Success: A Life Course Approach to
Women’s Career Success. In R. Sims (Ed.). Keys to Employee Success in the Coming
Decades, pp. 119-136. New York: Quorum Books.

Nkomo, S. M. & Cox, T. Jr., (1996). Diverse Identities in Organizations. In S. Clegg, C. Hardy,
& W. Nord (Eds.) Handbook of Organization Studies, pp.338-356. London: Sage Publications.

Cox, T. Jr., & Nkomo, S. M. (1996). Race and Ethnicity. Reprinted in Mary C. Gentile.
Managerial Excellence Through Diversity, pp. 35-61. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

Nkomo, S. M. (1996). Teaching as an Act of Scholarship. In Peter Frost and M. Susan Taylor
(Eds.). Rhythms of Academic Life, pp. 91-95. London: Sage Publications.

Nkomo, S. M. (1996). Identities and the Complexity of Diversity. In Susan E. Jackson and
Marian Ruderman. (Eds.). Diversity in Work Teams, pp. 247-253. New York: American
Psychological Association.

Frost, P., Garcia, J., Nkomo, S. M. & White, J. (1993). Teaching About Diversity Within A
Diverse Learner Environment. In C. Vance. (Ed.). Managing Learner Diversity, pp. 253-262.
London: Sage Publications.

Bell, E. L., Denton T. C., & Nkomo, S. M. (1993). Women of Color in Management: Towards
an Inclusive Analysis. In Fagenson, E. (Ed.). Women and Work. Vol. 4, Women in
Management: Trends, Issues and Challenges in Managerial Diversity, pp.105-130. Newbury:
Sage Publications.

Cox, T., Jr. & Nkomo, S. M. (1993). Race and ethnicity. In R. T. Golembiewski (Ed.).
Handbook of Organizational Behavior, (pp. 205-229). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.

Bell, E. L. & Nkomo, S. M. (1992). Re-visioning Women Managers' Lives, Chapter in A. Mills &
P. Tancred (Eds.). Gendering Organizational Theory, pp.235-24.7 Newbury: Sage Publications

Nkomo, S. M. (1988). Race and Sex: The Forgotten Case of Black Female Managers, Chapter
in S. Rose and L. Larwood (Eds.). Women's Careers: Pathways and Pitfalls, pp. 134-150. New
York: Praeger.

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Nkomo, S. M. (1988). Strategic Human Resource Planning Theory and Practice: The Gap Still
Remains, reprinted In G. Ferris and K. Rowland (Eds.). Human Resource Management:
Perspectives and Issues. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1988.

Nkomo, S. M. (1987). Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. A case study republished in Baetz and
Beemish Strategic Management: Canadian Cases. Homewood, Illinois: Richard D. Irwin.

Nkomo, S. M. (1985) Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. (A) A case study published in D.
Callaghan and R. Comerford, Business Policy: Text, Tools and Cases. pp. 768-791. Boston,
MA: Kent Publishing Company.

Nkomo, S. M. (1985) Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. (B) A case study published in D.
Callaghan and R. Comerford, Business Policy: Text, Tools and Cases. 792-802. Boston, MA:
Kent Publishing Company.

Nkomo, S. M. (1985) Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. (A) (B) Instructor’s Notes in D.
Callaghan and R. Comerford, Instructor's Manual: Business Policy: Text, Tools and Cases.
Boston, MA: PWS-Kent Publishing Company.

Monographs:

Bell, E. and Nkomo, S. M. (1994). Barriers to Workplace Advancement Experienced by
African-Americans. Research monograph prepared for the Glass Ceiling Commission, U. S.
Department of Labor. Research reported in Good For Business: Making Full Use of the
Nation's Human Capital: A Fact Finding Report of the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission.

Nkomo, S. M. (1990). Public School Personnel Salary Administration. Prepared for the Office
of the Controller, North Carolina State Board of Education.

Nkomo, S. M. (1990). Personnel Planning and Performance Appraisal. Prepared for the
Office of the Controller, North Carolina State Board of Education

Nkomo, S. M. and Fields, D. M. (1988). Employee Turnover Study. Prepared for Belk
Brothers, Inc.

Nkomo, S. M. and Fields, D. M. (1989). Employee Turnover Study. Prepared for Pic'N Pay
Retail Stores.

Other Publications:

Nkomo, S. M. (2010). Book review. A Social Contract with Business as the Basis for a
Postmodern MBA in a World by Jopie Coetzee, Academy of Management Learning and
Education Journal, March 2011.

Nkomo, S. M. (2009). Leadership that Gets Results. In Public Sector Excellence.
Johannesburg: pp. 78-81.

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Nkomo, S. M. (2006). Developing African leadership and management. Convergence, 7
(3).

Nkomo, S. M. (2006). In Search of African leadership. Management Today, 22(5).

Nkomo, S. M. (2003). Sustainable Leadership Development: Developing Leadership, Not
Just Leaders. Management Today, 19 (9).

Booysen, L., Nkomo, S. M. & Beaty, D. (2002). Breaking through the numbers game: High
impact diversity management (Part II). Management Today, 18 (11).

Booysen, L., Nkomo, S. M. & Beaty, D. (2002). Breaking through the numbers game: High
impact diversity management (Part I). Management Today, 18 (9).

Nkomo, S. M. (1998). Review of “Diversity in Organizations: New Perspectives for a
Changing Workplace.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 43, 189-191.

Kohut, G. G. and Nkomo, S. M. (1998, February). “Teaching Project: Building Collaboration
in the Department of Management and the Belk College of Business Administration.” Let’s
Talk Teaching, 8, 2, 1-3.

Nkomo, S. M. (1997). Review of “Managing Diversity: Human Resource Strategies for
Transforming the Workplace” in Human Resource Management, 36, pp. 291-293.

Nkomo, S. M. (1997)."Strategic Staffing." In Larry H.Peters, Stuart Youngblood and Charles R.
Greer (Eds.). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Human Resource Management, p. 337. Oxford:
Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. (1997). “Human Resource Programming.” In Lawrence H. Peters, Charles R.
Greer, and Stuart A. Youngblood (Eds.). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Human Resource
Management, pp. 153-155. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. (1997). “Are Diversity Programs Shutting You Out?” Black Enterprise,
February, p. 126.

Nkomo, S. M. (1996). "Race." In Nigel Nicholson (Ed.). The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary
of Organizational Behavior, pp. 467-468. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. (1996). "Ethnicity." In Nigel Nicholson (Ed.). The Blackwell Encyclopedic
Dictionary of Organizational Behavior, pp.166-167. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. (1996). "Discrimination." In Nigel Nicholson (Ed.). The Blackwell Encyclopedic
Dictionary of Organizational Behavior, pp. 141-142. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Nkomo, S. M. (1996). "Prejudice." In Nigel Nicholson (Ed.). The Blackwell Encyclopedic
Dictionary of Organizational Behavior, pp. 442-443. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

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