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Pandemics: Shining a spotlight on racial disparities at work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2021

Debra A. Major Open the ORCID record for Debra A. Major [Opens in a new window]  and
Arlene P. Green
Debra A. Major*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Arlene P. Green
Affiliation:
Enelra Talent Solutions, LLC, Plano, TX, USA
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*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 14 , Special Issue 1-2: Special Pandemic Issue , June 2021 , pp. 210 - 213
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