Family friendly work practices, organizational climate, and firm performance: A study of multinational corporations in Hong Kong

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 665-680

  Ngo, Hang Yue ^a   Foley, Sharon ^b   Loi, Raymond ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

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EID: 67449132804     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.606     Document Type: Article

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