A Demands and Resources Approach to Understanding Faculty Turnover Intentions Due to Work–Family Balance

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 393-415

  Watanabe, Megumi ^a   Falci, Christina D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

demands and resources; faculty; turnover intentions; work family balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951816909     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X14530972     Document Type: Article

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