Work orientations and women's work: A critique of Hakim's theory of the heterogeneity of women

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 152-162

  Procter, Ian ^a   Padfield, Maureen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE PARENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0032812076     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00078     Document Type: Article

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