Challenges of Working in a Multicultural Environment.

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Main Author:	Howland, Joan S.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2001
Subjects:	Accountability Cultural Pluralism Empathy Interpersonal Relationship Library Administration Library Personnel Tokenism
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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