Schedule flexibility and stress: Linking formal flexible arrangements and perceived flexibility to employee health

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-214

  Grzywacz, Joseph G ^a   Carlson, Dawn S ^b   Shulkin, Sandee ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressed workweeks; Flexible work; Flextime; Gender differences; Perceived flexibility; Stress and burnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949111139     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800802024652     Document Type: Article

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