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A field study of demographic characteristics and job attribute preferences of new part-time employees

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This paper reports on a study of the demographic characteristics and job attribute preferences of 336 newly hired part-time employees in retail jobs. The results of the research challenge many of the traditional assumptions about the job preferences of part-time workers.

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  1. Department of Management, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 28223, Charlotte, NC

    Stella M. Nkomo (Associate Professor)

  2. Southwest Missouri State University, USA

    D. Michael Fields

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Nkomo, S.M., Fields, D.M. A field study of demographic characteristics and job attribute preferences of new part-time employees. J Bus Psychol 8, 365–375 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02230379

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Keywords

  • Demographic Characteristic
  • Social Psychology
  • Field Study
  • Social Issue
  • Research Challenge