Work-life balance: One size fits all? An exploratory analysis of the differential effects of career stage

European Management Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-120

  Darcy, Colette ^a   McCarthy, Alma ^b   Hill, Jimmy ^a   Grady, Geraldine ^c  

^a NATIONAL COLLEGE OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Career stage; Life cycle approach; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857442976     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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