Achieving work-family balance among Spanish managers and their spouses: A demands-control perspective

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-350

  Mayo, Margarita ^a   Pastor, Juan Carlos ^a   Cooper, Cary ^b   Sanz Vergel, Ana Isabel ^c  

^a IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family satisfaction; Household labor; Job control; Managers' job demands; Work family balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951794656     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.540158     Document Type: Article

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