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Work-life Balance by Area, Actual Situation and Expectations – the Overlapping Opinions of Employers and Employees in Slovenia Cover

Work-life Balance by Area, Actual Situation and Expectations – the Overlapping Opinions of Employers and Employees in Slovenia

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Volume 47 (2014): Issue 1 (February 2014)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2014-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
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Language: English
Page range: 35 - 51
Published on: Mar 6, 2014
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
work-life balance,
the state,
employer,
employee,
multidimensional scaling (MDS)
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management, organization, corporate governance

© 2014 Tatjana Kozjek, Nina Tomaževič, Janez Stare, published by University of Maribor
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