Productivity of voluntary organizations: The case of Counseling Services for the Elderly (CSE) of the National Insurance Institute (NII) in Israel

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 447-462

  Vitner, Gad ^a   Shalom, Vera ^b   Yodfat, Avital ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b National Insurance Institute of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Counselling; Elderly people; Employee productivity; Voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 22644433240     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510608895     Document Type: Review

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