Work and family practices in Japanese firms: Their scope, nature and impact on employee turnover

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 439-456

  Yanadori, Yoshio ^a   Kato, Takao ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Japanese firms; Voluntary turnover; Work and family practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849141644     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190802673494     Document Type: Article

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