Managing pregnancy disclosures: Understanding and overcoming the challenges of expectant motherhood at work

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 314-323

  King, Eden B ^a   Botsford, Whitney E ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family Friendly Policies; Pregnancy Disclosure; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349843889     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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