Employee eldercare responsibilities: Should organizations care?

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-196

  Shoptaugh, Carol F ^a   Phelps, Jeanne A ^a   Visio, Michelle E ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Eldercare; Work family balance and job attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744441689     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-004-0547-5     Document Type: Article

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