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Online Diversity Communication at Google

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This chapter discusses online diversity communication at Google and takes a global approach by revealing the users’ perceptions of the company’s diversity approach as well as their recommendations for the implementation of specific diversity programs abroad.

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  1. Emerson College, Boston, MA, USA

    Roxana D. Maiorescu-Murphy

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Maiorescu-Murphy, R.D. (2020). Online Diversity Communication at Google. In: Corporate Diversity Communication Strategy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29944-6_8

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