Work and work-family values in accountancy: A person-culture fit approach

Pacific Accounting Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-184

  See, Jean Marie ^a   Kummerow, Elizabeth H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accountancy; Australia; Family; Family friendly organizations; Job satisfaction; Social values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993008317     PISSN: 01140582     EISSN: 20415494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01140580810892490     Document Type: Article

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