Revisiting the social construction of family in the context of work

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-65

  Beauregard, T Alexandra ^a   Ozbilgin, Mustafa ^b   Bell, Myrtle P ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Equal opportunities; Family; Family roles; Legislation

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949096345     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940910922537     Document Type: Article

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