Workplace Flexibility, Work Hours, and Work-Life Conflict: Finding an Extra Day or Two

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-358

  Hill, E Jeffrey ^a   Erickson, Jenet Jacob ^a   Holmes, Erin K ^a   Ferris, Maria ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

flextime; telecommuting; work hours; work life conflict; workplace flexibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77953709456     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019282     Document Type: Article

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