Family-friendly work practices in Britain: Availability and perceived accessibility

Human Resource Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-42

  Budd, John W ^a,c   Mumford, Karen A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UK Labour Economics Study Group   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645160435     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20091     Document Type: Article

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