Reducing work-to-life interference in the public service: The importance of participative management as mediated by other work attributes

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-332

  McCrea, Rod ^a   Boreham, Paul ^a   Ferguson, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

family; work practices; work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052345235     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783311407946     Document Type: Article

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