A Desire for 9 to 5: Australians' Preference for a Standard Working Week

Labour and Industry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 71-95

  van Wanrooy, Brigid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85055359970     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2007.10669352     Document Type: Article

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