Experiencing part-time work: Temporal tensions, social relations and the work-family interface

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 155-177

  Walsh, Janet ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847131932     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2007.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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