Changing university work, freedom, flexibility and family

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 713-729

  Nikunen, Minna ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

academics; career development; gender; neoliberalism; work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866636576     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.542453     Document Type: Article

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