Exploring career-life success and family social support of successful women in Canada, Argentina and Mexico

Career Development International

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-50

  Lirio, Pamela ^a   Lituchy, Terri R ^b   Monserrat, Silvia Ines ^c   Olivas Lujan, Miguel R ^d   Duffy, Jo Ann ^e   Fox, Suzy ^f   Gregory, Ann ^g   Punnett, B J ^h   Santos, Neusa ⁱ  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^g MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

ⁱ PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Argentina; Canada; Careers; Cross cultural management; Mexico; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846683309     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430710724811     Document Type: Article

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