Factors affecting employee use of work-life balance initiatives

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Smith, Jennifer ^a,c   Gardner, Dianne ^b,d  

^a Digital Mobile ^*  (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Digital Mobile   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34248395162     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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