Work-family conflict and job withdrawal intentions: The moderating effect of cultural differences

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 392-412

  Wang, Peng ^a,e   Lawler, John J ^a   Walumbwa, Fred O ^b   Shi, Kan ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^e JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocentrism; Idiocentrism; Job withdrawal intentions; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744243299     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.11.4.392     Document Type: Article

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