Negotiating a flexible work arrangement: How women navigate the influence of power and organizational context

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1163-1188

  Greenberg, Danna ^a   Landry, Elaine M ^a  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible work arrangements; Negotiation; Work life

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054028484     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.750     Document Type: Article

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