An elephant in the room; an equality and diversity training manual.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9781905541164

An elephant in the room; an equality and diversity training manual.

McPherson, Blair.

Russell House Publishing

2007

81 pages

$45.95

Spiral Binding

HM1271

This training manual is directed at managers, trainers, and personnel staff to address equality and diversity issues in the workplace. For use in small discussion groups, it ...

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