Work-life balance - The sources of the contemporary problem and the probable outcomes: A review and interpretation of the evidence

Employee Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 334-351

  Roberts, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hours of work; Job satisfaction; Lifestyles

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547287559     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450710759181     Document Type: Review

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