Sacrificing personal or professional life? A gender perspective on the accounts of retail managers

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-311

  Broadbridge, Adelina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Managers; Retail; Sacrifices; Work life conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949372175     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960903234226     Document Type: Article

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