Boundaries and role conflict when work and family are colocated: A communication network and symbolic interaction approach

Human Relations

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-74

  Shumate, Michelle ^a   Fulk, Janet ^b,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Annenberg School for Communication   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Organization theory; Organizational boundaries; Organizational fields; Social networks; Work family

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442473995     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726704042714     Document Type: Article

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