Work-family balance and job satisfaction: The impact of family-friendly policies on attitudes of federal government employees

Public Administration Review

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 452-467

  Saltzstein, Alan L ^a   Ting, Yuan ^a   Saltzstein, Grace Hall ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038370289     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-3352.00049     Document Type: Article

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