Organisational culture and work-life conflict in the UK

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-24

  Bond, Sue ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital instruments; Mathematical modelling; Research work; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749162608     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330410790795     Document Type: Article

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