The relationship of perceived flexibility, supportive work-life policies, and use of formal flexible arrangements and occasional flexibility to employee engagement and expected retention

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-197

  Richman, Amy L ^a   Civian, Janet T ^a   Shannon, Laurie L ^a   Jeffrey Hill, E ^b   Brennan, Robert T ^c  

^a WFD Consulting   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; Flexible work arrangements; Informal flexibility; Retention; Work life support; Workplace flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949085905     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800802050350     Document Type: Article

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