Work-life conflict: Is work time or work overload more important?

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-315

  Skinner, Natalie ^a   Pocock, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Overload; Work hours; Work life conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949122917     PISSN: 10384111     EISSN: 17447941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1038411108095761.     Document Type: Conference Paper

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