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Community, work and family: Work design

Dreams versus reality: wishes, expectations and perceived reality for the use of extra non-work time in a 30-hour work week experiment

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Pages 225-251 | Received 24 Dec 2021, Accepted 16 Jun 2022, Published online: 25 Jun 2022

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