Work design for flexible work scheduling: Barriers and gender implications

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-44

  Brewer, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR PARTICIPATION; TELECOMMUTING; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034089329     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.00091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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