Work-life (IM)'balance' and its consequences for everyday learning and innovation in the new economy: Evidence from the Irish IT sector;(Des)'equilibrio' trabajo-vida personal y sus consecuencias para la capacitación cotidiana y la innovación en la nueva economía: Evidencia desde el sector IT irlandés

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 655-684

  James, Al ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Celtic tiger; Innovation; Learning; New economy; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052595701     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2011.601805     Document Type: Article

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