Exploring the relationship between culture and family-friendly programs (FFPs) in the Republic of Korea

European Management Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 505-521

  Kim, Ji Sung ^a   Faerman, Sue R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Family friendly programs; Organizational culture; Societal culture; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880587273     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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