Organizational commitment and constraints on work-family policy use: Corporate flexibility policies in a global firm

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-267

  Blair Loy, Mary ^a   Wharton, Amy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 8344263017     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2004.47.3.243     Document Type: Article

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