WoRk-family conflict and turnover intentions among scientists and engineers working in R&d

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-32

  Post, Corinne ^a   DiTomaso, Nancy ^b   Farris, George F ^b   Cordero, Rene ^c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Scientists and engineers; Stress management; Turnover intentions; Work dissatisfaction; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350621368     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9089-1     Document Type: Article

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