Power dynamics in the long-term development of employee-friendly flexible working

Women in Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue , 2003, Pages 32-49

  Nadeem, Sadia ^a   Hendry, Chris ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible working hours; Human resource management; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986144783     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420310462316     Document Type: Article

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