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Flexibility or ethical dilemma: an overview of the work from home policies in modern organizations around the world

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Flexibility or ethical dilemma: an overview of the work from home policies in modern organizations around the world. / Timsal, Ahmad; Awais, Mustabsar.
In: Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 24, No. 7, 11.10.2016, p. 12-15.

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Timsal, A & Awais, M 2016, 'Flexibility or ethical dilemma: an overview of the work from home policies in modern organizations around the world', Human Resource Management International Digest, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 12-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-03-2016-0027

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Timsal, A., & Awais, M. (2016). Flexibility or ethical dilemma: an overview of the work from home policies in modern organizations around the world. Human Resource Management International Digest, 24(7), 12-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-03-2016-0027

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Timsal A, Awais M. Flexibility or ethical dilemma: an overview of the work from home policies in modern organizations around the world. Human Resource Management International Digest. 2016 Oct 11;24(7):12-15. Epub 2016 Sept 1. doi: 10.1108/HRMID-03-2016-0027

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Timsal, Ahmad ; Awais, Mustabsar. / Flexibility or ethical dilemma : an overview of the work from home policies in modern organizations around the world. In: Human Resource Management International Digest. 2016 ; Vol. 24, No. 7. pp. 12-15.

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