Work-life balance: working for whom?

European Journal of International Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-86

  Gatrell, Caroline J ^a   Cooper, Cary L ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fathers; flexible working; gender; mothers; policy; the body; work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969452345     PISSN: 17516757     EISSN: 17516765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2008.016929     Document Type: Article

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