An examination of work and personal life conflict, organizational support, and employee health among international expatriates

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 261-278

  Grant Vallone, Elisa J ^a   Ensher, Ellen A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee well being; Expatriate employees; International employees; Organizational support; Work family balance; Work personal life conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035343441     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-1767(01)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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