Gender role differences in reactions to unemployment: Exploring psychological mobility and boundaryless careers

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 647-666

  Forret, Monica L ^a   Sullivan, Sherry E ^b   Mainiero, Lisa A ^c  

^a ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundaryless career; Children; Generation; Mobility; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649473357     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.703     Document Type: Article

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