Work and family expectations of the future managers and professionals of Canada and China

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 771-794

  bu, Nailin ^a   Mckeen, Carol A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; China; Family life; Gender; Managers; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986014807     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940010379341     Document Type: Article

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