Satisfaction with work-family balance among German office workers

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 669-689

  Beham, Barbara ^a   Drobnič, Sonja ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conflict; Germany; Job satisfaction; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955897287     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011056987     Document Type: Article

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