Working and caring for a child with chronic illness: Barriers in achieving work-family balance

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-72

  George, Ajesh ^a   Vickers, Margareth H ^a   Wilkes, Lesley ^a   Barton, Belinda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Disability; Employment; Family friendly workplace; Flexibility; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949123905     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2008.14.1.59     Document Type: Article

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