Promoting diversity in construction by supporting employees’ work-life balance

Managing Diversity and Equality in Construction: Initiatives and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 169-192

  Lingard, Helen ^a   Francis, Valerie ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 70350693542     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203088616     Document Type: Chapter

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