The family-relatedness of work decisions: A framework and agenda for theory and research

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-255

  Greenhaus, Jeffrey H ^a   Powell, Gary N ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Family relatedness of work decisions; Work family conflict; Work family decision making; Work family enrichment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857791372     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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