Managers’ work-life balance and health: the case of UK managers

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 129-145

  Worrall, Les ^a   Cooper, Cary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost reduction; financialisation; health; intensification; organisational change; work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969450520     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ejim.2007.012921     Document Type: Article

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