Work-life balance initiatives: Implications for women

Employee Relations

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-452

  Doherty, Liz ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity management; Equal opportunities; Gender; Hospitality management; Women; Work study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077095     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450410544524     Document Type: Article

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