Effects of economic environmental changes on job demands and workaholism in Japan

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 537-548

  Kanai, Atsuko ^a   Wakabayashi, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Economic change; Overwork; Time study; Unemployment; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744458367     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810410554533     Document Type: Article

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