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Work life balance and the retention of managers in Spanish SMEs

David Cegarra-Leiva Centro Universitario de la Defensa, San Javier, Murcia, Spain
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Ma Eugenia Sánchez-Vidal Business Management Department, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Murcia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro Business Management Department, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Pages 91-108 | Published online: 07 Oct 2011

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