Can Online MBA Programmes Allow Professional Working Mothers to Balance Work, Family, and Career Progression? A Case Study in China

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 249-259

  Kibelloh, Mboni ^a   Bao, Yukun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Career progression; China; Female; Online MBA programme; TAM; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894566645     PISSN: 01195646     EISSN: 22437908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40299-013-0101-1     Document Type: Article

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