The differential effects of work- and family-oriented women-friendly HRM on OC and OCB: The case for single female employees in Hong Kong

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1347-1364

  Chiu, Warren C K ^a   Ng, Catherine W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diversity; Hong Kong; Organizational citizenship behaviours; Organizational commitment; Women friendly HRM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347122176     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190110085053     Document Type: Article

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