Working time mismatch and subjective well-being

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-179

  Wooden, Mark ^a   Warren, Diana ^a   Drago, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60249088822     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2008.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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