The work-family interface in urban sub-Saharan Africa: A theoretical analysis

Work and Family: An International Research Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 209-228

  Aryee, Samuel ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84917326398     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612601     Document Type: Chapter

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