Too Much to do, and Not Enough Time: An Examination of Role Overload

Handbook of Work-Family Integration

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 125-140

  Duxbury, Linda ^a   Lyons, Sean ^b   Higgins, Christopher ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84882491515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012372574-5.50010-7     Document Type: Chapter

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