Flextime: A Viable Solution to Work/Family Conflict?

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 455-476

  Christensen, Kathleen E ^a   Staines, Graham L ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Families and Work Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84976969506     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019251390011004007     Document Type: Article

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