Work-family culture in academia: A gendered view of work-family conflict and coping strategies

Gender in Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 442-457

  Santos, Gina Gaio ^a   Cabral Cardoso, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Conflict management; Design of work; Family roles; Gender; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249124412     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410810897553     Document Type: Article

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