Technology-assisted supplemental work and work-to-family conflict: The role of instrumentality beliefs, organizational expectations and time management

Human Relations

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-82

  Fenner, Grant H ^a   Renn, Robert W ^b  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Human resources; Job employee attitudes; Psychological climate; Remote work; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949390307     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709351064     Document Type: Article

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