Expressing religious identities in the workplace : analyzing a neglected diversity dimension
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Responding to Jackson and Joshi's (20 II) call for specific models of the effects of particular diversity types and against the backdrop of the rising desire for the publi c expression of religious identities in the workplace (Hicks, 2003), we develop a framework that systematically explores when and how the expression of diverse religious identities induces relational conflicts in organizational units. In developing this framework, we integrate the respective literatures on religion studies (e.g. Hicks, Corresponding author: Lynda Jiwen Song, School of Business, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. Email: [email protected]
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