The role of the coworker in reducing work-family conflict: A review and directions for future research

Pratiques Psychologiques

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-224

  Mesmer Magnus, J ^a   Viswesvaran, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coworker support; Teams; Work family balance; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349205840     PISSN: 12691763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prps.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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