Making a Case for Workplace Flexibility

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 638, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-20

  Christensen, Kathleen ^a   Schneider, Barbara ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84857620250     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716211417245     Document Type: Article

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