Work-life balance for fathers in globalized knowledge work. Some insights from the Norwegian context

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-72

  Kvande, Elin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fathers; Flexibility; Globalized; Knowledge work; Regulation; Time cultures

Indexed keywords

DEREGULATION; GENDER ISSUE; INCENTIVE; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR POLICY; WORKPLACE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 58149295800     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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