Family-Supportive Organizational Culture and Fathers' Experiences of Work-family Conflict in Sweden

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-157

  Allard, K ^a   Haas, L ^a   Hwang, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family supportive organizational culture; Fatherhood; Sweden; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER ROLE; PATERNITY; WORKPLACE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79951850538     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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