Work and Family Directions in the USA and Australia: A Policy Research Agenda

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-66

  Drago, Robert ^a   Pirretti, Amy ^a   Scutella, Rosanna ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

family friendly workplaces; work and family

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990385532     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185607072241     Document Type: Article

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