Employee self-rostering for work-family balance: Leading examples in Austria

Employee Relations

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 238-254

  Thornthwaite, Louise ^a   Sheldon, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Austria; Family; Flexible working hours; Management strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099039     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450410530637     Document Type: Article

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