Work-family best practices

Work-Life Balance: A Psychological Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 261-275

  Hammer, Leslie B ^a   Cullen, Jennifer C ^a   Shafiro, Margarita V ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84918930853     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203536810     Document Type: Chapter

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