Work-family conflict and burnout in frontline service jobs: Direct, mediating and moderating effects

E a M: Ekonomie a Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 61-73

  Karatepe, Osman M ^a   Sokmen, Alptekin ^b   Yavas, Ugur ^c   Babakus, Emin ^d  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Frontline employees; Turkey; Work overload; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952975997     PISSN: 12123609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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