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Racial Bias in the Manager-Employee Relationship

An Analysis of Quits, Dismissals, and Promotions at a Large Retail Firm

Laura Giuliano, David I. Levine and Jonathan Leonard
Journal of Human Resources, January 2011, 46 (1) 26-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.46.1.26
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