The reality of equal opportunities: The expectations and experiences of part-time staff and their managers

Personnel Review

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 425-438

  Skinner, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equal opportunities; Flexible working; Management; Part time work; Patterns of work; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033448976     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489910286756     Document Type: Article

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