Skill flexibility among schoolteachers: Operationalization and organizational implications

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-367

  Rosenblatt, Zehava ^a   Inbal, Batia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Functional flexibility; Job design; Performance; Skills flexibility; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172599     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578239910285589     Document Type: Article

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