Cross-domain identity transition during liminal periods: Constructing multiple selves as professional and mother during pregnancy

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1449-1471

  Ladge, Jamie J ^a   Clair, Judith A ^b   Greenberg, Danna ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84879768298     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0538     Document Type: Article

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