Flexible work schedules and their impact on employees

Misbehaviour and Dysfunctional Attitudes in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 122-137

  Golden, Lonnie ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84997017302     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230288829     Document Type: Chapter

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