Expert commentary on work-life balance and crossover of emotions and experiences: Theoretical and practice advancements

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 587-595

  Westman, Mina ^a   Brough, Paula ^b   Kalliath, Thomas ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 67449152909     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.616     Document Type: Article

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