Workaholic worker type differences in work-family conflict: The moderating role of supervisor support and flexible work scheduling

Career Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 418-439

  Russo, James A ^a   Waters, Lea E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family friendly organizations; Job satisfaction; Organizational behaviour; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747508170     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430610683052     Document Type: Article

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