Fathers at work: A ghost in the organizational machine

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 632-646

  Burnett, Simon B ^a   Gatrell, Caroline J ^a   Cooper, Cary L ^a   Sparrow, Paul ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Fatherhood; Gender; Invisible; Machine; Work

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENDER; PATERNITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84885476572     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12000     Document Type: Article

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