Understanding work-to-family conflict: The role of organization and supervisor support for work-life issues

Organisation Management Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 130-145

  Warner, Melissa A ^a   Hausdorf, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organization support; Supervisor support; Work life issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350543353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15416518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/omj.2009.19     Document Type: Article

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