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A Brief History of Long Work Time and the Contemporary Sources of Overwork

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Lonnie Golden ()
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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Business Ethics.

Volume (Year): 84 (2009)
Issue (Month): 2 (January)
Pages: 217-227
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Keywords: working hours; working time; overwork; labor supply; hours constraints; labor history; workaholism; B25; J22; J28;

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