Conflict segments of women employees of IT sector in India: Its relevance with the demographic profile

International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-53

  Balachandar, Aiswarya ^a   Gurusamy, Ramasundaram ^b  

^a SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Demographic profile; Impact of organizations commitment; Information technology sector; Women employees; Work life confict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877307309     PISSN: 19473478     EISSN: 19473486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jhcitp.2012010104     Document Type: Article

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