The workaholism phenomenon: A cross-national perspective

Career Development International

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 374-393

  Snir, Raphael ^a   Harpaz, Itzhak ^b  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Gender; Hours of work; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747499886     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430610683034     Document Type: Article

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