The time-pressure reducing potential of telehomeworking: The Dutch case

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 430-447

  Peters, Pascale ^a   van der Lippe, Tanja ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Overtime; Survey; Telework; Time pressure; Work home interference; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947194826     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190601167730     Document Type: Article

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