Balancing borders and bridges: Negotiating the work-home interface via boundary work tactics

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 704-730

  Kreiner, Glen ^a   Hollensbe, Elaine ^b   Sheep, Mathew ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70350304873     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2009.43669916     Document Type: Article

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