ISSN: 1536-5433
Online from: 2003
Subject Area: Regional Management Studies
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| Title: | Work, family and values in four Latin-American countries |
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| Author(s): | Jaime A. Ruiz-Gutierrez, (University of Los Andes, Los Andes, Colombia), Edward F. Murphy Jr, (Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Vacaville, California, USA), Regina A. Greenwood, (H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA), Silvia Ines Monserrat, (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, UNICEN, Tandil, Argentina), Miguel R. Olivas-Luján, (Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA and Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico), Sergio Madero, (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico), Neusa Maria Bastos F. Santos, (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil), Arnel Onesimo O. Uy, (De La Salle University, Manilla, Philippines) |
| Citation: | Jaime A. Ruiz-Gutierrez, Edward F. Murphy Jr, Regina A. Greenwood, Silvia Ines Monserrat, Miguel R. Olivas-Luján, Sergio Madero, Neusa Maria Bastos F. Santos, Arnel Onesimo O. Uy, (2012) "Work, family and values in four Latin-American countries", Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Vol. 10 Iss: 1, pp.29 - 42 |
| Keywords: | Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Employees behaviour, Family life, Marital status, Mexico, Values, Work-family conflict |
| Article type: | Research paper |
| DOI: | 10.1108/1536-541211228513 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Abstract: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore work-family conflict antecedents in four Latin American countries by studying whether marital status and number of children impacted values. Design/methodology/approach – A convenience sample of 3,529 working adults in major cities in Argentina ( Findings – There were statistically significant differences in values depending on marital status for the terminal values Originality/value – This study fills a research gap, as no previously published studies have explored whether marital status or number of children impact values. |
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