Work-family enrichment as a mediator between organizational interventions for work-life balance and job outcomes

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-300

  Baral, Rupashree ^a   Bhargava, Shivganesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Expectation; Family friendly organizations; India; Job enrichment; Organizational performance; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952231713     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011023749     Document Type: Article

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