Searching for a balance: Work-family practices, work-team design, and organizational performance

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2071-2085

  Liu, Nien Chi ^a   Wang, Chih Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Norm of reciprocity; Organizational productivity; Strategic human resource management; Work family practices; Work team design

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960664197     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.580178     Document Type: Article

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