Balancing conflicts of interest when employing spouses

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-43

  Howard, Jack L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict of interest; Employing spouses; Family friendly benefits; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649132566     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-007-9058-7     Document Type: Article

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