Work-life balance and the software worker

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 54-74

  Scholarios, Dora ^a   Marks, Abigail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28044452611     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2004.tb00119.x     Document Type: Article

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