Cross-level dynamics between changing organizations and career patterns of reduced-load professionals

Organization Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1681-1700

  Litrico, Jean Baptiste ^a   Lee, Mary Dean ^b   Kossek, Ellen Ernst ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross level interactions; customized work arrangements; organizational change; part time work; professional careers

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255191211     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: 17413044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0170840611421250     Document Type: Article

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