Easing the pain: A cross-cultural study of support resources and their influence on work-family conflict

Work and Family: An International Research Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 254-270

  Shaffer, Margaret A ^a   Joplin, Janice R W ^b   Francesco, Anne Marie ^a   Lau, Theresa ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84917129001     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612601     Document Type: Chapter

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