Employed mothers and the work-family interface: Does family structure matter?

Human Relations

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1295-1324

  McManus, Kelly ^a   Korabik, Karen ^b   Rosin, Hazel M ^c   Kelloway, E Kevin ^d  

^a Huron County Health Unit   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employed mothers; Family structure; Human resource policies; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036851241     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726702055011919     Document Type: Article

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