Work-family conflict: A virtue ethics analysis

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-154

  Marchese, Marc C ^a   Bassham, Gregory ^a   Ryan, Jack ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Covey; Seven habits of highly effective people; Virtue ethics; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141560290     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020317500891     Document Type: Article

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