Shared identity and strategic choice in dual-career couples

Gender in Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-119

  Budworth, Marie Hélène ^a   Enns, Janelle R ^b   Rowbotham, Kate ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Careers; Dual career couples; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 45449104841     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410810858312     Document Type: Article

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