Beyond family-friendly: The construct and measurement of singles-friendly work culture

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 478-501

  Casper, Wendy J ^a   Weltman, David ^a   Kwesiga, Eileen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity theory; Fairness; Family friendly; Singles; Work family; Work life

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248384876     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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