Perceived Impacts of Family Leave Policy: Do Organizational Factors Matter?

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-239

  Kim, Soonhee ^a  

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DOI: 10.1177/009102600103000208     Document Type: Article

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