The Relationship between Owner Characteristics, Company Size, and the Work-Family Culture and Policies of Women-Owned Businesses

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 196-214

  Adkins, Cheryl L ^a   Samaras, Steven A ^b   Gilfillan, Sally W ^b   Mcwee, Wayne E ^a  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84875242324     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12014     Document Type: Article

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