Implications of family-friendly policies for organizational culture: Findings from two case studies

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 673-691

  Callan, Samantha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Family friendly policies; Organizational culture; Organizational learning; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248929862     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017007082876     Document Type: Article

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