Researching the 60-hour dual-earner workweek: An alternative to the "opt-out revolution"

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1184-1203

  Hill, E Jeffrey ^a,b,c   Mead, Nicole Timmons ^a   Dean, Lukas Ray ^a,d   Hafen, Dawn M ^a   Gadd, Robyn ^a   Palmer, Alexis A ^a,e   Ferris, Maria S ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual income families; Employment; Job flexibility; Work family fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645773177     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206286385     Document Type: Article

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