Bridging the research-practice gap: Developing a measurement framework for work-life initiatives

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-258

  Bardgel, E Anne ^a   De Cieri, Helen ^a   Mayson, Susan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Human resource management; Human resource practitioners; Measurement; Metrics; Work life

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649102149     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1833367200003254     Document Type: Article

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