Cognitive capacity for processing work-family conflict: An initial examination

Career Development International

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-411

  De Janasz, Suzanne C ^a   Behson, Scott J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Employee attitudes; Job satisfaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250810407     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430710756771     Document Type: Article

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