Getting on or getting by? Employee flexibility and coping strategies for home and work

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 705-725

  Hyman, Jeff ^a,d   Scholarios, Dora ^b   Baldry, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Employee flexibility; New employment; Work and home; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844471350     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017005058055     Document Type: Review

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