Homebased work: A review of research into themes, directions and implications

Personnel Review

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 585-604

  Tietze, Susanne ^a   Musson, Gill ^b   Scurry, Tracy ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homeworking; Lifestyles; Working patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350376724     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480910992229     Document Type: Review

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