Work-related Internet use as a threat to work-life balance - a comparison between the emerging on-line professions and traditional office work.
Objectives: In the present study, the authors focused on the comparison of work characteristics related to the possibility of striking the right work- nonwork balance, as well as satisfaction with the actual work-life balance (WLB), negative work-to-home conflict and the quality of life related to s...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 21 - 34 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
2020
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