Gender, family and career in the area of boundarylessness: Determinants and effects of intra- and inter-organization mobility

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 768-787

  Valcour, P Monique ^a   Tolbert, Pamela S ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b and History   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundaryless careers; Career mobility; Family; Gender differences; Success

Indexed keywords

LABOR MOBILITY;

EID: 0345098625     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000080794     Document Type: Article

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