Time and work-life balance: The roles of 'temporal customization' and 'life temporality'

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 430-453

  Roberts, Emma ^a  

^a LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Customization; Flexible working; Time; Time scapes; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPLOYMENT; LIFESTYLE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 49049088763     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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