Be careful what you ask for: Structuration theory and work=life accommodation

Communication Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-223

  Hoffman, Mary F ^a   Cowan, Renee L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Structuration theory; Work=life integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958238654     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510971003604026     Document Type: Article

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