Exploring the relationship of workplace flexibility, gender, and life stage to family-to-work conflict, and stress and burnout

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-181

  Jeffrey Hill, E ^a   Jacob, Jenet I ^a   Shannon, Laurie L ^b   Brennan, Robert T ^c   Blanchard, Victoria L ^a   Martinengo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WFD Consulting   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Family to work conflict; Gender; Life stages; Stress and burnout; Workplace flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949084229     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800802027564     Document Type: Article

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