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The Bottema Homecoming

By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
Published 01 Jan 1990
Reference 125
Topic Leadership & Organisations
Region Europe
Length 5 page(s)
Language English
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Summary

Portrays a husband and wife who are both faced with new career challenges that amount to a conflict of interest. Problems between parents and children add to the complications.

Teaching objectives

To deal with the vicissitudes of the dual career family To explore the balance between career and private life and the effects of the different life stages

About the author
Kets de Vries

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change

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