Relationships of gender, family responsibility and flexible work hours to organizational commitment and job satisfaction

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-391

  Scandura, Terri A ^a   Lankau, Melenie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0031531881     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199707)18:4<377::AID-JOB807>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Review

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