Expanding the boundaries of boundary theory: Regulative institutions and work–family role management

Human Relations

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1491-1512

  Piszczek, Matthew M ^a   Berg, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative and cross cultural HRM; industrial relations; international HRM; job employee attitudes; marriage; organizational psychology; personnel selection; work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914096834     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726714524241     Document Type: Article

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