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Achieving work-family balance among Spanish managers and their spouses: a demands-control perspective

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Achieving work-family balance among Spanish managers and their spouses: a demands-control perspective. / Mayo, Margarita; Carlos Pastor, Juan; Cooper, Cary et al.
In: The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2011, p. 331-350.

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Mayo, M, Carlos Pastor, J, Cooper, C & Isabel Sanz-Vergel, A 2011, 'Achieving work-family balance among Spanish managers and their spouses: a demands-control perspective', The International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.540158

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Mayo, M., Carlos Pastor, J., Cooper, C., & Isabel Sanz-Vergel, A. (2011). Achieving work-family balance among Spanish managers and their spouses: a demands-control perspective. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(2), 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.540158

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Mayo M, Carlos Pastor J, Cooper C, Isabel Sanz-Vergel A. Achieving work-family balance among Spanish managers and their spouses: a demands-control perspective. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2011;22(2):331-350. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2011.540158

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Mayo, Margarita ; Carlos Pastor, Juan ; Cooper, Cary et al. / Achieving work-family balance among Spanish managers and their spouses : a demands-control perspective. In: The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 2011 ; Vol. 22, No. 2. pp. 331-350.

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