Relations of work identity, family identity, situational demands, and sex with employee work hours

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-37

  Greenhaus, Jeffrey H ^a   Peng, Ann C ^b   Allen, Tammy D ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family identity; Gender; Work hours; Work identity; Work overload

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255194187     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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