Managing increased part-time: Does part-time work imply part-time commitment?

Managing Service Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 187-201

  Ingvar Jacobsen, Dag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Commitment; Norway; Nursing homes; Part time work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145262     PISSN: 09604529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09604520010336713     Document Type: Article

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