Understanding the "mommy tracks": A framework for analyzing work-family balance in the IT workforce

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 37-53

  Quesenberry, Jeria L ^a   Trauth, Eileen M ^a,b   Morgan, Allison J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Human resource management; Individual Differences Theory of Gender and IT; IS career path; IT professional; Organizational diversity; Qualitative research; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

GENDER; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES THEORY OF GENDER AND IT; IS CAREER PATH; IT PROFESSIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL DIVERSITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORK-FAMILY BALANCE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33745614903     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: 10401628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2006040103     Document Type: Article

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