National context in work-life research: A multi-level cross-national analysis of the adoption of workplace work-life arrangements in Europe

European Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 478-494

  Den Dulk, Laura ^a   Groeneveld, Sandra ^a   Ollier Malaterre, Ariane ^b   Valcour, Monique ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Cultural centrality of work; Europe; National context; State support; Workplace work life arrangements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880585761     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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